It’s possible Boris Johnson skipped critical COVID meetings to write a book on Shakespeare.

It’s possible Boris Johnson skipped critical COVID meetings to write a book on Shakespeare.

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A brand new imprint will focus on publishing diasporic Vietnamese literature in English.

A brand new imprint will focus on publishing diasporic Vietnamese literature in English.

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John Steinbeck wrote a werewolf murder mystery, but you can't read it.

John Steinbeck wrote a werewolf murder mystery, but you can't read it.

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On the delightfully odd homes of Margaret Wise Brown.

On the delightfully odd homes of Margaret Wise Brown.

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The Only Living Black Man in New York: On an Overlooked, Subversive Sci-Fi Story by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Only Living Black Man in New York: On an Overlooked, Subversive Sci-Fi Story by W.E.B. Du Bois

Gabby Bellot Considers “The Comet” and the Pervasive Legacy
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5 Great Debut Memoirs to Listen to While You’re Traveling

5 Great Debut Memoirs to Listen to While You’re Traveling

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“All the Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.” On the Later Years of Bob Dylan

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Salman Rushdie has weighed in on the Philip Roth biography controversy.

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Here's the winner of the 2021 Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize.

Here's the winner of the 2021 Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize.

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