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    How the New York Times Fails to Depict the Reality of War

    By David Shields  February 2, 2016
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    The Staff Shelf: The Mysterious Bookshop

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    Essay

    Emotional Truths and Historical Lies in the Shadow of the Great War

    By Andrea Molesini  February 1, 2016
    What to Read

    Interview with a Bookstore: The Mysterious Bookshop

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    Politics

    Deciphering a Trump-Free Debate

    By Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf  February 1, 2016
    Op-Ed

    Donald Trump, All-American Know-Nothing Nativist

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    Essay

    “Mom, I’m Taking Opiates Again, I’m Fine.”

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    What to Read

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    Excerpts

    Bookshelf

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    Essay

    In Praise of the DIY Book Party

    By Alison Kinney  January 28, 2016
    Biography

    Janet Malcolm: Biased, Mean, and Brilliant

    By Bridget Read  January 26, 2016
    History

    Travels to Nowhere

    By Lit Hub Photography  January 26, 2016
    What to Read

    The Staff Shelf: Third Place Books

    By Interview with a Bookstore  January 26, 2016
    Essay

    A Day in the Life of a West Virginia Coal Miner

    By James Green  January 25, 2016
    Essay

    A Novel of Putin’s Russia That Got Its Writer Beaten Up

    By Will Evans  January 25, 2016
    What to Read

    Interview with a Bookstore: Third Place Books

    By Interview with a Bookstore  January 25, 2016
    Essay

    Writing While Black

    By Morgan Jerkins  January 22, 2016
    Essay

    Are the Kids All Right?

    By Moira Weigel  January 22, 2016
    Excerpts

    Ostend: Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, and the Summer Before the Dark

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  January 22, 2016
    Excerpts

    A Very Odd Night in a Possibly Fake North Korean Village

    By Magnus Bartas and Fredrik Ekman  January 21, 2016
    News

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    By Literary Hub  January 20, 2016
    History

    There’s No Place For Joy in Today’s Moscow

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    Conversations

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    By Literary Hub  January 20, 2016
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