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“I had loved writing while sitting cross-legged on various sofas, the computer in my lap, but now that those days are over, I can see it is a very small loss.” Ann Patchett on creating the workspace your body needs. | Lit Hub
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David Mitchell on the stories of A. S. Byatt, which “amend, or even rewrite, any putative Rules of the Short Story time and again.” | Lit Hub Criticism
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SECRETS OF THE BOOK DESIGNER: How Sunra Thompson took inspiration from pulp fiction covers to reimagine Albert Camus’ The Plague. | Lit Hub
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MeiLan K. Han breaks down the “highly orchestrated symphony” of breathing. | Lit Hub Science
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Thankful for small presses, because without them, we might never have heard of these authors. | Book Marks
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Brandon Taylor reviews the adaptation of Passing. | sweater weather
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Listen to Neal Stephenson discuss climate change, the metaverse, and how fictional stories can shape our future. | Wired
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“One way to think about the act of annotating is that you are that meddlesome party gossip.” Merve Emre discusses the pleasures and challenges of annotating Mrs. Dalloway. | Public Books
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Twelve pennies and a dream: the story of the publishers who made Shakespeare world famous. | The Independent
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In defense of not finishing books you don’t like. | Vogue
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The story behind the Biblioburro, a “rural traveling library” that delivers books throughout the Colombian countryside. | Atlas Obscura
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Josh Emmons tries to name the “sad amazed amused alarm that something excellent can come into the world and be roundly ignored.” | LARB
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Imani Perry on the subversive storytelling of Charles Chesnutt, who “acted as a ventriloquist for those who left no written record.” | The Atlantic
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“All of my protagonists are always close to me in some way.” Nnedi Okorafor on her latest novel, Africanfuturism, and disability representation in sci-fi. | Bustle
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Elisa Gonzalez considers the perks of alienation. | The New York Times Magazine
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“At some level, it feels a little like Mad Men for a younger generation.” Lili Anouk discusses her (Donna Tartt-disapproved) podcast, Once Upon a Time… At Bennington College. | Vulture
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“Baudelaire’s is a supreme music, written by a man who could write hell because he heard heaven.” Wyatt Mason on Baudelaire and translating poetry. | Poetry Foundation
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Remembering the surprising friendship between Hunter S. Thompson and Oscar Acosta. | Los Angeles Review
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After pulling two LGBTQ-themed books from high school libraries, a school district in Kansas City, Missouri, is reversing the decision under pressure from students and the state ACLU. | Associated Press
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“A very important part of the creative process is being able to keep your own company and be alone.” Julie Klausner talks about solitude, writing, and comedy. | The Creative Independent
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