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TODAY: In 1819, Julia Ward Howe, a prominent American abolitionist and author of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”, was born.
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“It’s a fact that if you’re looking to raise llamas with another person, you’re seriously considering a lifetime commitment to each other.” Aileen Weintraub on Finding Love in Upstate New York. | Illuminated Hub Memory
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When everyone in London was trying to learn Marilyn Monroe’s signature sensual walk. | Illuminated Hub Biography
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Does the unknowability of public figures facilitate fictionalise? Francesca Giacco reflects on writing (a version of) Leonard Cohen. | Illuminated Hub
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“I felt betrayed by a place I wanted to be for so long.” Victoria Reynolds Farmer on visiting her feminist ancestors in an inaccessible city. | Illuminated Hub
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Elif Batuman Whether orby Jhumpa Lahiri Translate myself and othersand Colin Barrett Homesickness are all among the Top Rated Books of the Month. | Bookmarks
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Boyd Morrison and Beth Morrison chat 14th century crimes. | CrimeReads
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“While the writer needs all his intellect to write well, the manuscript can, in some cases, be weakened if the voice of the text is intellectual.” Kate Rossmanith on quitting the New Yorker voice. | Public Books
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Bernardine Evaristo talks to Rhoda Feng about black British literature, her new memoirs and how to know when a book is finished. | Reading forum
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Are cookbooks become more literary? | enjoy your food
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Jeff VanderMeer considers The left hand of darkness like a parable of climate change. | Orion magazine
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Elizabeth Weil visits Emily Gould and Keith Gessen at home to talk parenting, memoir writing and literary internet. | New York magazine
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Daniel Politi reports on literary life in Buenos Aires, where the bookstore is better than ever. | The New York Times
Also on Lit Hub: Frances Ha grew up • An interview with the independent press Dzanc Books • Read the story of Tommy Orange »Maheov,” of I know what’s best for you (ed. Shelly Oria).
