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The Most Important Books of the Last Twenty Years

The Most Important Books of the Last Twenty Years

An informal survey of contemporary writers...

By Michele Filgate | December 30, 2016

Literary Podcasters Best of 2016 (and Most Anticipated in 2017)

Literary Podcasters Best of 2016 (and Most Anticipated in 2017)

Questions and Answers with some of our favorite audio bibliophiles

By Marta Bausells | December 29, 2016

The Year's Best Overlooked Books, According to Booksellers

The Year's Best Overlooked Books, According to Booksellers

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Five Books Making News This Week: Feasts, Fish, and Front Lines

Five Books Making News This Week: Feasts, Fish, and Front Lines

Jeanette Winterson, Vi Khi Nao, Astrid Lindgren, and More

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Our Favorite Literary Hub Stories of 2016

Our Favorite Literary Hub Stories of 2016

Some Beautiful Essays from a Very Bad Year

By Literary Hub | December 24, 2016

15 Books to Read If You Find Yourself Alone for the Holidays

15 Books to Read If You Find Yourself Alone for the Holidays

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12 Writers on the Books They're Giving as Gifts This Year

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Happy 100th Birthday, Shirley Jackson!

Happy 100th Birthday, Shirley Jackson!

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Five Books Making News This Week: Flavors, Falling-Outs, and Felines

Five Books Making News This Week: Flavors, Falling-Outs, and Felines

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Why Do We Keep Fighting Over 'To Kill A Mockingbird'?

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Five Books Making News This Week: Cinematic Stories and Cephalopods

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10 Dystopian Novels to Inspire You to Fight for Your Reproductive Freedoms

10 Dystopian Novels to Inspire You to Fight for Your Reproductive Freedoms

Because Women's Rights Are Human Rights

By Emily Temple | December 1, 2016

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