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Say hello to the ten most popular Lit Hub stories of the year (which definitely proves that readers like to read). | Lit Hub
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“Kennedy tethered himself to Bond and, in particular, the Bond as embodied by Sean Connery.” Stanley Schtinter on John F. Kennedy’s last movie: From Russia with Love. | Lit Hub History
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The best, strangest, and darkest noir of the year. | CrimeReads
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“The bombs are still falling, my heart breaks every day.” Sally Rooney and Isabella Hammad discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict. | The Guardian
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Jessica Winter considers the splendor of wordless picture books. | The New Yorker
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Carolyn Dever on the British Library’s attempts to recover from a massive cyberattack | Public Books
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Ed Pavlić explores how the Birmingham bombing radicalized James Baldwin. | Boston Review
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“Refaat did not just impart knowledge; he offered a glimpse of hope, a respite from the relentless pressures of Gaza.” Jehad Abusalim remembers his teacher, Refaat Alareer. | The Nation
Also on Lit Hub: Sakiru Adebayo on the diasporization of African literature • On creative intentionality and subverting the trauma plot • On the transformative experience of listening to audiobooks while ill
