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“The books are no longer themselves.” Saul Bellow’s prescient takedown of literary criticism.

“The books are no longer themselves.” Saul Bellow’s prescient takedown of literary criticism.

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Get away from it all with a trip to this Japanese book hotel.

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How Harold Pinter Revolutionized the Cinematic Period Piece

How Harold Pinter Revolutionized the Cinematic Period Piece

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Remembering Mark Baumer: Barefoot Walker, Poet, Climate Activist, Friend

Remembering Mark Baumer: Barefoot Walker, Poet, Climate Activist, Friend

Claire Donato on the Writing and Ethos of Someone to Be Remembered

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The Unexpected Pleasures of Being a Late Bloomer, in Motherhood and Writing

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When a Thriller Feels More Personal to Write Than Your Own Memoir

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