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    In Memoriam

    On the Legendary Clare Hollingworth

    By Paul French  January 17, 2017
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    The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. on His Son’s Legacy

    By The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.  January 16, 2017
    Archives

    Classic Literary Obituaries, From Virginia Woolf to Marcel Proust

    By Emily Temple  January 13, 2017
    Photography

    Along the Old Underground Railroad, One Photo at a Time

    By Allison Wright  January 13, 2017
    Personal Essay

    Michele Wallace on Her Two Primes

    By Michele Wallace  January 13, 2017
    Poets

    Writers Resist: In Pursuit of Wild Hope

    By Literary Hub  January 13, 2017
    Criticism

    Confronting the Unreal Under President Trump

    By Hawa Allan  January 12, 2017
    Personal Essay

    Shanthi Sekaran Returns to Haunt Her Childhood Library

    By Shanthi Sekaran  January 12, 2017
    Poets

    Writers Resist: Writing Truth to Power

    By Literary Hub  January 12, 2017
    Poets

    Writers Resist: An Anti-Inauguration on MLK’s Birthday

    By Literary Hub  January 11, 2017
    Criticism

    On the Twin Forces of Hope and Skepticism

    By Veronica Esposito  January 11, 2017
    News

    The Top 10 Pieces of Doubleday’s Publishing History Slated for Auction

    By Rebecca Rego Barry  January 10, 2017
    Awards

    Announcing The 2017 Story Prize Finalists

    By Literary Hub  January 10, 2017
    Excerpts

    The Genius of Judaism

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  January 10, 2017
    Deep Dive

    The Failure of Democratic Storytelling

    By James Kwak  January 9, 2017
    News

    A Literary Feud is Afoot!

    By Emily Temple  January 9, 2017
    Film

    Your Essential Literary Guide to the 2017 Golden Globes

    By Emily Temple  January 6, 2017
    Criticism

    Resistance Lit: Sarah K. Stephens on Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars

    By Literary Hub  January 6, 2017
    Excerpts

    Letters to a Young Muslim

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  January 5, 2017
    Excerpts

    In the Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  January 4, 2017
    Personal Essay

    Bookselling in the 21st Century: Notable Customers, Illustrated

    By Hannah Kingsley-Ma  January 4, 2017
    Op-Ed

    Against Milo Yiannopoulos, Against a Boycott

    By Ilana Masad  January 4, 2017
    End of Year Lists

    The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: The Final 5

    By Literary Hub  December 30, 2016
    End of Year Lists

    Notable Literary Deaths in 2016

    By Emily Temple  December 30, 2016
    Film

    The Best Literary Adaptations of the Year (And the 2016 Books That Should Be Movies)

    By Emily Temple  December 30, 2016
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