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Why schools refuse to treat Little Women as a great American novelWhy schools refuse to treat Little Women as a great American novel
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By Constance Grady
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This year’s Bad Sex in Fiction Award recognizes a passage comparing a penis to a small monkeyThis year’s Bad Sex in Fiction Award recognizes a passage comparing a penis to a small monkey
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By Constance Grady
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Margaret Atwood, a Scorpio, reads palms and does horoscopesMargaret Atwood, a Scorpio, reads palms and does horoscopes
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By Constance Grady
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The immense physical labor of narrating an audiobookThe immense physical labor of narrating an audiobook
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By Constance Grady
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How a conspiracy theory about the Bosnian genocide infiltrated the Nobel committeeHow a conspiracy theory about the Bosnian genocide infiltrated the Nobel committee
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By Constance Grady
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Richard Ford, who just won a prestigious literary award, once spat at Colson WhiteheadRichard Ford, who just won a prestigious literary award, once spat at Colson Whitehead
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By Constance Grady
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Why Dracula absolutely slapsWhy Dracula absolutely slaps
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By Constance Grady
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How horror fiction is coping with climate changeHow horror fiction is coping with climate change
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By Constance Grady
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How to browse a used bookstoreHow to browse a used bookstore
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By Constance Grady
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The BBC proclaims Catcher in the Rye no longer coolThe BBC proclaims Catcher in the Rye no longer cool
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By Constance Grady
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Scholars think they’ve found Milton’s annotated copy of Shakespeare’s First FolioScholars think they’ve found Milton’s annotated copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio
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By Constance Grady
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Margaret Atwood says hackers tried to steal the manuscript for her Handmaid’s Tale sequelMargaret Atwood says hackers tried to steal the manuscript for her Handmaid’s Tale sequel
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By Constance Grady
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Amazon reviewers find Good Night Moon’s choice to rhyme moon with moon “unacceptable”Amazon reviewers find Good Night Moon’s choice to rhyme moon with moon “unacceptable”
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By Constance Grady
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Exploring the vast world of Seinfeld fanfictionExploring the vast world of Seinfeld fanfiction
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By Constance Grady
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Why Beatrix Potter self-published Peter RabbitWhy Beatrix Potter self-published Peter Rabbit
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By Constance Grady
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Meet the medieval Welsh poet who wrote odes to her vaginaMeet the medieval Welsh poet who wrote odes to her vagina
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By Constance Grady
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Jane Austen was shockingly underpaid compared to other authors of her eraJane Austen was shockingly underpaid compared to other authors of her era
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By Constance Grady
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The first guacamole recipe written in English came from a British pirateThe first guacamole recipe written in English came from a British pirate
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By Constance Grady
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The Booker Prize longlist includes a book that is just a single thousand-page sentenceThe Booker Prize longlist includes a book that is just a single thousand-page sentence
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By Constance Grady
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Buzz Aldrin carried a tiny book with him to the moonBuzz Aldrin carried a tiny book with him to the moon
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By Constance Grady
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You don’t really own your e-booksYou don’t really own your e-books
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By Constance Grady
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What makes a book “unfilmable”?What makes a book “unfilmable”?
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By Constance Grady
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Romance novelists speak out on the harassment they face onlineRomance novelists speak out on the harassment they face online
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By Constance Grady
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Suzanne Collins has written a Hunger Games prequel set to come out in 2020Suzanne Collins has written a Hunger Games prequel set to come out in 2020
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By Constance Grady
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Reading Amelia Bedelia as a parable on domestic laborReading Amelia Bedelia as a parable on domestic labor
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By Constance Grady