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    By Kristen Arnett  March 21, 2024
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    The Writer Next Door: My Life As Joyce Carol Oates’ Neighbor

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    The Power of Darkness: How Night Skies Inspire Creative Thoughts

    By Annabel Abbs-Streets  March 21, 2024
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    In Search of Visibility: Kao Kalia Yang on Sharing the Hmong Refugee Experience

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    Here’s the shortlist for the 2024 Dylan Thomas Prize.

    By Literary Hub  March 20, 2024
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    Magic and Medicinal: On the Pharmacological Potential of Mushrooms

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    Your spring equinox reading, sorted.

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    The National Book Foundation announces its 2024 5 Under 35 honorees.

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    Here’s how you can help slain poet Heba Abu Nada’s family get to safety.

    By Dan Sheehan  March 19, 2024
    Literary Adaptations

    Why a New Adaptation of The Master and Margarita is Setting Russian Society Aflame

    By Cameron Manley  March 19, 2024
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    What Elizabeth Bishop and Marianne Moore Learned From Each Other

    By Rachel Cohen  March 19, 2024
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    By Venki Ramakrishnan  March 19, 2024
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    Sally Rooney continues to speak out about Gaza.

    By Dan Sheehan  March 18, 2024
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    By David Toomey  March 18, 2024
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    By Musih Tedji Xaviere  March 18, 2024
    The Hub

    Here are the finalists for the 59th Annual Nebula Awards.

    By Drew Broussard  March 15, 2024
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