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Watch Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. trade insults on live television.

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Trump says he’s written “the book of all books”. Publishers are skeptical.

Trump says he’s written “the book of all books”. Publishers are skeptical.

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Everything you need to know about last week’s Anthony Fauci book deal controversy.

Everything you need to know about last week’s Anthony Fauci book deal controversy.

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What's the one novel Bill Gates thinks you should read this summer?

What's the one novel Bill Gates thinks you should read this summer?

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Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City... Only to Disappear Into It

Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City... Only to Disappear Into It

Dwyer Murphy Talks to the Author of The Great Mistake About the Life and Times of Andrew Haswell Green

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Nana Nkweti on the Impact of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Complexities of Multicultural Identity

Nana Nkweti on the Impact of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Complexities of Multicultural Identity

The Author of Walking on Cowrie Shells in Conversation with Jane Ciabattari

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On Deciding to Tell My Story in a Novel Instead of a Memoir

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Join Lit Hub & the Royal Society of Literature in celebrating Dalloway Day on June 16th!

Join Lit Hub & the Royal Society of Literature in celebrating Dalloway Day on June 16th!

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Watch this never-aired ABC television profile of James Baldwin.

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