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Charles Dickens worried his own writing was so powerful it would scare him and his friends to death.

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The shortlist for this year’s Arthur C. Clarke Award is all debuts.

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“Have fun with it”: R.L. Stine’s advice to young writers.

“Have fun with it”: R.L. Stine’s advice to young writers.

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What <em>Lord of the Flies</em> got wrong: the kids are actually alright.

What Lord of the Flies got wrong: the kids are actually alright.

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Kazuo Ishiguro’s Daytime Horror: On Cults, White Supremacy, and Pagan Aesthetics

Kazuo Ishiguro’s Daytime Horror: On Cults, White Supremacy, and Pagan Aesthetics

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