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Why a tale told by someone else feels different from a tale told by nobody at all.
A solo hour with a pianist, a Congo childhood, and a novel built like a piece of music — the context behind Kingsolver's latest book event.
A DNF review can be the most honest criticism you write. It can also be the laziest. Here is how to tell the difference.
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Seventy scholars just spent three days at Elon University arguing about how books become films. Here is what their panels show a reader can do with that argument.