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    Black Protest Writing, From W.E.B. DuBois to Kendrick Lamar

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    One Wish: A Novel? A Baby? A Father’s Life?

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    We’re All Peripheral: On the Uncertainty of Literary Community

    By Anne Korkeakivi  August 8, 2016
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    When a Descendent of Witch Hunters Writes a Novel About Salem

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    20 Writers From Around the World on the Olympics

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    A Very Rare Book by One of America’s All-Time Great Athletes

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    Julian Alexander on 50 Cent, Marlon James, and What Makes a Good Cover

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    The Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day I Woke Up As a Debut Author

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    An Entourage of One: On the Road with Stephen King

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    On Creating an Inclusive Literary Journal

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