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By Meghan Racklin | January 15, 2020

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How to Throw a Shower for a Novel

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The Outsize Impact of Textiles on World History

The Outsize Impact of Textiles on World History

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Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Social Science

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Social Science

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