Lit Hub Daily: January 30, 2023

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TODAY: In 1815, the Library of Congress is reestablished after burning down when Thomas Jefferson sells the bulk of his book collection to the United States government for $23,950. 

Also on Lit Hub: The late Adina Talve-Goodman on illness, wellness, and luck • On Regina Gelana Twala and the legacy of racism and sexism in Southern Africa • Read from Lydia Sandgren’s debut novel, Collected Works, translated by Agnes Broomé



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