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$2M worth of stolen rare books have been returned to the Whitney family.

$2M worth of stolen rare books have been returned to the Whitney family.

And it only took 37 years.

By Brittany Allen | April 20, 2026

The Center for the Art of Translation is getting a permanent home in San Francisco.

The Center for the Art of Translation is getting a permanent home in San Francisco.

By Brittany Allen | April 15, 2026

You can spend a night (or several) in the horny hockey cottage from <em>Heated Rivalry</em>.

You can spend a night (or several) in the horny hockey cottage from Heated Rivalry.

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Searching For the Lost: On Arrivals, Departures and What We Leave Behind

Searching For the Lost: On Arrivals, Departures and What We Leave Behind

Robin Hemley Explores the Significance of Lost and Misplaced Objects on a Three-Month Sojourn to Europe

By Robin Hemley | April 6, 2026

Dua Lipa’s literary empire is expanding. (Again.)

Dua Lipa’s literary empire is expanding. (Again.)

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Thanks to a group of booksellers, Amazon is pulling out of the Paris Book Fair.

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Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

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Whose Journey? On the Travel Writing of Displacement

Whose Journey? On the Travel Writing of Displacement

Kimberley Kinder Considers the Blind Spots and Biases of Traditional Travel Narratives

By Kimberley Kinder | February 18, 2026

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