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Toward an Alternative Canon of Trauma Literature: A Reading List

Toward an Alternative Canon of Trauma Literature: A Reading List

Chantal V. Johnson Recommends Books That Move Beyond the Trauma Plot

By Chantal V. Johnson | April 6, 2022

How Shirley Hughes Captured the Everyday Magic of Childhood

How Shirley Hughes Captured the Everyday Magic of Childhood

Ellen O'Connell Whittet on the Beloved Children's Author

By Ellen O'Connell Whittet | April 6, 2022

Morgan Jerkins on Leo Tolstoy, <em>Pachinko</em>, and the sex scene in <em>Sula</em>

Morgan Jerkins on Leo Tolstoy, Pachinko, and the sex scene in Sula

Rapid-fire Book Recs from the Author of Caul Baby

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16 hotly-anticipated new books coming out this week.

16 hotly-anticipated new books coming out this week.

By Katie Yee | April 5, 2022

Kaitlyn Greenidge on Toni Morrison, Karen Tei Yamashita, Melissa Broder, and More

Kaitlyn Greenidge on Toni Morrison, Karen Tei Yamashita, Melissa Broder, and More

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Defying Classification: An Introduction to Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction

Defying Classification: An Introduction to Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction

Victor Fernando R. Ocampo Recommends the Best of a Growing Genre

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