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Fictional Drugs of Literature, Ranked

Fictional Drugs of Literature, Ranked

One Pill Makes You Larger

By Emily Temple | April 20, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week: the FBI, Friendship, and Father-Daughter Duos

5 Books Making News This Week: the FBI, Friendship, and Father-Daughter Duos

Julie Buntin, David Grann, Hannah Tinti, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | April 18, 2017

10 Debut Novels That Are Also Their Authors’ Masterpieces

10 Debut Novels That Are Also Their Authors’ Masterpieces

Happy Birthday, Madame Bovary

By Emily Temple | April 12, 2017

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5 Books You May Have Missed this March

From Neo-Noir to Genre-Defying Prose Poetry

By Bethanne Patrick | April 11, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week: Comedies, Christianity, and Criticism

5 Books Making News This Week: Comedies, Christianity, and Criticism

Fiona Maazel, Frances FitzGerald, Mary Gaitskill, and More

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A Brief Literary History of Robots

A Brief Literary History of Robots

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