Confirmed: Audiobooks are the brightest place in publishing right now.

Confirmed: Audiobooks are the brightest place in publishing right now.

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56 years ago, a dying Lorraine Hansberry coined the phrase

56 years ago, a dying Lorraine Hansberry coined the phrase "young, gifted and black."

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The Magnetic Fields have a new album and it's inspired by the microfictions of Lydia Davis?

The Magnetic Fields have a new album and it's inspired by the microfictions of Lydia Davis?

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On the horribly awkward night James Joyce met Marcel Proust. (I still crave literary parties.)

On the horribly awkward night James Joyce met Marcel Proust. (I still crave literary parties.)

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The NYPL has announced the 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists.

The NYPL has announced the 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists.

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Even in His Retirement, Philip Roth Wrote Thousands of Pages

Even in His Retirement, Philip Roth Wrote Thousands of Pages

Benjamin Taylor on Stoicism and Scandal in the Life of
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A Virtual Evening with Emma Straub and Judy Blume

A Virtual Evening with Emma Straub and Judy Blume

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WATCH: David Means and Candace Bushnell on Solitude and Sociability

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Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 18 to 24

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