Julia Elliott has won the $150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for her collection <em>Hellions</em>.

Julia Elliott has won the $150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for her collection Hellions.

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What to read next if you loved <em>I Love Boosters.</em>

What to read next if you loved I Love Boosters.

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Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in June

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Shakespeare and Reality Televison Really Aren’t That Different

Shakespeare and Reality Televison Really Aren’t That Different

Samantha Allen’s Reality TV Twist on A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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This Week in Literary History: Carson McCullers’s <em>The Heart is a Lonely Hunter</em> is Published

This Week in Literary History: Carson McCullers’s The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is Published

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Alone on a Mountain in Wyoming Far From Home and Looking for Answers

Alone on a Mountain in Wyoming Far From Home and Looking for Answers

Alexandra Oliva Goes the Extra Mile to Research the Science in Her Novel, The Radiant Dark

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Why the internet is re-litigating Belle Burden’s divorce.

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