Patricia Smith has won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement.

Patricia Smith has won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement.

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Jhumpa Lahiri's new book on translation will be published next spring.

Jhumpa Lahiri's new book on translation will be published next spring.

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<em>New Yorker </em>editor calls out her own magazine for woeful record on diversity.

New Yorker editor calls out her own magazine for woeful record on diversity.

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Here's the shortlist for the 2021 Booker Prize.

Here's the shortlist for the 2021 Booker Prize.

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Mary Roach on Finding What’s Weird and Wild in Science Stories

Mary Roach on Finding What’s Weird and Wild in Science Stories

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Is the Original <em>Pinocchio</em> Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

Is the Original Pinocchio Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna on the Italian Author Behind the Beloved (Pre-Disney) Children’s Tale

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