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    Of course Albert Camus was a goalkeeper.

    By Emily Temple  February 16, 2021
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    No, Beinecke Library is not specially designed to suffocate humans in the event of a fire.

    By Walker Caplan  February 16, 2021
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    15 new books to hunker down with.

    By Katie Yee  February 16, 2021
    The Hub

    Haruki Murakami hosted a bossa nova jam over the weekend—and you can watch it online now.

    By Walker Caplan  February 16, 2021
    The Holocaust

    To Catch a Killer: Uncovering the Massacre of a Jewish Family in
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    By Wendy Lower  February 16, 2021
    Sex

    Moved to Tears at the Magic Mike Live XXX Revue

    By Tracy Clark-Flory  February 16, 2021
    Identity

    Struggling in Workshop with the Question of Cultural Appropriation

    By Paisley Rekdal  February 16, 2021
    Keen On

    In the “Fifth Paradigm” of Technology, Will Tech Actually Lead Us to Truth?

    By Keen On  February 16, 2021
    Cooking

    Cooking Thịt Kho, and Remembering What it Means to Be Vietnamese

    By Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood  February 16, 2021
    New Books Network

    Does Regency-Era Opium Use Explain Anne de Bourgh of Pride and Prejudice?

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    First Draft

    Te-Ping Chen: The Lived of Experience of China is More Brave New World Than 1984

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    Psychology

    I Rethink, Therefore I Am: On the Importance of Second Opinions

    By Adam Grant  February 16, 2021
    Comic

    On the Art of Emailing

    By Pardis Parker and Andrew Hamm  February 16, 2021
    NBCC Awards

    This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong

    By Marion Winik  February 16, 2021
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Feb. 15th to Feb. 21st

    By Kiki Nicole  February 15, 2021
    Insurrection

    From Insurrection to Inauguration: Photos From the Capitol

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    The Hub

    A few of the things Thomas Bernhard hated most about all the literary prizes he won.

    By Walker Caplan  February 12, 2021
    Children's Literature

    A Utah school district says a book about a transgender boy is “inappropriate,” and we have questions.

    By Vanessa Willoughby  February 12, 2021
    The Hub

    Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

    By Book Marks  February 12, 2021
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    Meet the bookstore owner behind National Black Literacy Day.

    By Book Marks  February 12, 2021
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    Here is a deeply soothing bookmaking video for your Friday escape.

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    Identity

    Shortcuts to Identity: How We Tell Asian American Stories

    By Simon Han  February 12, 2021
    Silicon Valley

    Unmasking the Hackers and Cyber Spies Who Breached Google

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    Lit Crit

    The Hidden Narrative in Middlemarch That 2021 Readers Will Spot

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    Emergence Magazine

    Alexis Wright on the Inward Migration of Apocalyptic Times

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