TODAY: In 1886 the Estonian-Finnish writer Hella Wuolijoki, also known as Juhani Tervapää, was born.
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Get in fast, get out faster, and make every word stand out: Gary Lippman’s Brief Look at Even Shorter Fiction. | Illuminated Hub Playlists
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“How could an Ivy League undergrad, someone on the same academic background as mine, ended up in state prison for more than a decadeJen Maxfield examines how unjust drug policy and systemic racism have created an innocent criminal class. | Lit Hub Policy
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by Verlyn Klinkenborg tips for writing more clearly. | Illuminated Hub Arts and crafts
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The John Wick filmmakers explain why killing the character’s dog was more than enough to justify his bloody quest for revenge. | Illuminated Hub Cinema and television
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Silvia Moreno Garcia The daughter of Doctor Moreauby Isaac Fitzgerald Dirtbag, MAand all are among the Top Rated Books of the Week. | Bookmarks
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Nat Cassidy with 8 unconventional coming-of-age novels. | CrimeReads
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“I don’t wish glory on anyone.” Ottessa Moshfegh on Lapvonehater and TikTok literary brand. | NPR
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the spearhead of the Oxford Dictionary of African American English“You wouldn’t normally think of a dictionary as a way to tell the story of the evolution of African-American people, but it is.” | The New York Times
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Oklahoma library workers have been warned not to help customers find abortion-related information. | Vice
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“Is it impossible to touch someone you have lost? Is the lost light really lost forever? Mieko Kawakami considers the nature of memory. | astra
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She griffin on the effect crypto could have on the publishing industry. | Squire
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Kali Fajardo-Anstine lists six books that “provide a sharper rendering of Western stories and a wider view of the region that has captured the world’s imagination for centuries. | Atlantic
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Visit Recycled Reading of Vermont Books and Instruments, a unique bookstore that combines the love of reading with music. | Addison County Independent
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Casey Cep talks to Richard Howorth, the owner of Square Books, the bookstore that helped transform Oxford, MS. | the new yorker
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