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Lit Hub Daily: August 12, 2025

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

August 12, 2025  By Lit Hub Daily   Posted In  Lit Hub Daily 
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Ruled by Numbers: How Data Dominates Every Facet of Our Daily Lives

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How Small-Town Public Libraries Enrich the Generative Research Process

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Is It Time to Move On From Dr. Seuss?

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Tobias Wolff on Adrienne Salinger’s Iconic Teenagers in Their Bedrooms Thirty Years Later

“The humanity of these young faces implies a depth of feeling and experience that their histories confirm.”

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August 11, 2025  By Kylie Cheung   Posted In  Features  Health  Politics 
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August 11, 2025  By Graham Watson   Posted In  Biography  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  News and Culture 
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