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Julie Andrews' reading life is exactly as soothing as you think it is.

Julie Andrews' reading life is exactly as soothing as you think it is.

By Corinne Segal | December 5, 2019

A new book suggests Albert Camus was assassinated, but is speculation a good idea?

A new book suggests Albert Camus was assassinated, but is speculation a good idea?

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Inès Cagnati: The Insider Who Always Felt Like an Outsider

Inès Cagnati: The Insider Who Always Felt Like an Outsider

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Powerfully of the Immigrant Experience

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On the Ambitious Beginnings of China's Influential Soong Sisters

On the Ambitious Beginnings of China's Influential Soong Sisters

Jung Chang Recounts Ei-Ling Soongs' First Journey to America

By Jung Chang | December 5, 2019

Reading the Unpublished Novel My Mother Took<br> 30 Years to Write

Reading the Unpublished Novel My Mother Took
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A Seattle man is memorizing <em>Finnegans Wake</em> for some reason.

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Here are the 10 books you should read this week.

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