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    Cultural Studies

    River Nomads, Liveaboards, Canal-Dwellers and Other People of the Water

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    By Kaylen Ralph  December 17, 2019
    Ancient History

    On the Dumping Grounds of Fuerteventura, the Real Isle of Dogs

    By Matthew Gavin Frank  December 17, 2019
    Tributes

    Finding Nuance and Much-Needed Relief in the Writing of Bharati Mukherjee

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    The Hub

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    George R.R. Martin opens bookstore next to his movie theater in Santa Fe.

    By Jonny Diamond  December 16, 2019
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    America 2019: Area man steals rare books in order to pay for cancer treatment.

    By Jonny Diamond  December 16, 2019
    The Writing Life

    Confessions of an Undercover Novelist

    By Abigail Hing Wen  December 16, 2019
    Film

    When a Cinematic Dystopia Becomes a Daily Reality

    By David Roth  December 16, 2019
    Film

    Here is Werner Herzog’s Eerie Prose Script for Nosferatu the Vampyre

    By Werner Herzog  December 16, 2019
    American History

    Bringing Hitler’s Hidden Army to Justice

    By Debbie Cenziper  December 16, 2019
    Criticism

    For John Berger, the Time We Feel Most Deeply Can’t Be Kept on a Clock

    By Gabrielle Bellot  December 16, 2019
    American History

    Meet a Bad Man Who Became
    a Truly Great Spy

    By Owen Matthews  December 16, 2019
    Diaries

    Scattering a Mother’s Ashes: On Grief, Intimacy, and Renewal

    By William Pierce  December 16, 2019
    Medieval History

    Finding a Beautiful Escape in Illuminated Manuscripts

    By Christopher de Hamel  December 16, 2019
    But That's Another Story

    Michael Frank on the Hard Work of Waiting and Making it to the Other Side

    By But That's Another Story  December 16, 2019
    The Hub

    The employees at iconic NYC bookstore McNally Jackson have voted to unionize.

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    The Hub

    Watch the first tantalizing trailer for Little Fires Everywhere.

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    Awards

    Here are PEN America’s 2020 literary awards longlists.

    By Eleni Theodoropoulos  December 13, 2019
    Cookbooks

    The New Edition of The Joy of Cooking
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    By Bethanne Patrick  December 13, 2019
    Anthropocene

    Imagining the Anthropocene on Other Planets

    By Christopher Schaberg  December 13, 2019
    Sex

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    By Lizzy Saxe  December 13, 2019
    Philosophy

    Gary Snyder on the Sacred Power of a Little Bit of Dancing

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    Nature

    On the Irresistible Lure of
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    By Jim Christy  December 13, 2019
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