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The Top Five Contenders for the Nobel Prize in Literature

The Top Five Contenders for the Nobel Prize in Literature

According to the Kind of People Who Gamble on Literary Prizes

By Literary Hub | October 12, 2016

10 Short Stories for the International Day of the Girl

10 Short Stories for the International Day of the Girl

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Five Books Making News: The Great Le Guin (and Everyone Else)

Awards Season Ramps Up (Nell Zink Still Not Nominated...)

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6 Contemporary Writers We'd Like See Telling Virtual Reality Stories

6 Contemporary Writers We'd Like See Telling Virtual Reality Stories

VR is Cool, But It Needs Real Storytellers

By Helen Klein Ross | October 6, 2016

Jewish Literature Isn't Dead: It's Being Written By Women

Jewish Literature Isn't Dead: It's Being Written By Women

A Reading List, from Karen E. Bender to Anna Solomon

By Erika Dreifus | October 5, 2016

18 Books You Should Read This October

18 Books You Should Read This October

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Lauren Groff: The Books in My Life

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Five Books Making News This Week: Families, Fetuses, and Foer

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