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• Stanley Engerman, Revisionist Scholar of Slavery, Dies at 87

  27-05-2023 22:43 via nytimes.com
  
  His two-volume study, written with Robert W. Fogel, used data to challenge commonly held ideas about American slavery, including that it was unprofitable and inefficient.
  
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• Summer Reading 2023: The Best New Books

  27-05-2023 22:20 via nytimes.com
  
  Here are 47 literary escapes to take this season. Just add sand, sunscreen and a hot afternoon.
  
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• Book Review: ‘The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men,’ by Manuel Betancourt

  27-05-2023 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  In his new essay collection, “The Male Gazed,” the writer and film critic Manuel Betancourt explores society’s portrayals of masculinity.
  
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• Book Review: ‘The House on Via Gemito,’ by Domenico Starnone

  27-05-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Domenico Starnone’s novel “The House on Via Gemito” is a searching work of autofiction about a family in postwar Naples.
  
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• The Power of AI in Modern Literature: Automated Writing, Literary ... - CityLife

  27-05-2023 09:38 via news.google.com
  
  The Power of AI in Modern Literature: Automated Writing, Literary ...  CityLife
  
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• Kiswahili literature's big role in preserving East Africa's history - Nation

  27-05-2023 08:15 via news.google.com
  
  Kiswahili literature's big role in preserving East Africa's history  Nation
  
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• Mushroom Poisoning: A Case Series With a Literature Review of ... - Cureus

  27-05-2023 07:03 via news.google.com
  
  Mushroom Poisoning: A Case Series With a Literature Review of ...  Cureus
  
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• Why the Future of Kashmiri Literature is Promising - Kashmir Observer

  27-05-2023 04:03 via news.google.com
  Why the Future of Kashmiri Literature is Promising  Kashmir Observer
  
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• Winnie the Pooh ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ Book Draws Parents’ Ire

  26-05-2023 22:18 via nytimes.com
  
  A Dallas school district apologized for not providing guidance to parents when it sent students home with a book that teaches how to respond to dangerous situations at school.
  
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• American families sue school for forcing LGBT literature on children - TVR

  26-05-2023 21:18 via news.google.com
  
  American families sue school for forcing LGBT literature on children  TVR
  
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• Remembering Martin Amis

  26-05-2023 19:32 via nytimes.com
  
  The Times critics Dwight Garner and Jason Zinoman celebrate the life and work of the great British novelist and literary critic, who died last week.
  
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• The Best New Books to Read This Summer

  26-05-2023 19:13 via nytimes.com
  
  Here are 47 literary escapes to take this season. Just add sand, sunscreen and a hot afternoon.
  
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• Sexy, Swoony Summer Romance Novels

  26-05-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Our columnist recommends six dreamy new romance novels.
  
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• New Summer Thrillers

  26-05-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Our columnist on “Death Watch,” “Going Zero” and other pulse-pounding summer novels.
  
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• New Summer Romance Books

  26-05-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Our columnist recommends six dreamy new romance novels.
  
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• New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for Summer

  26-05-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  New novels by Fonda Lee, Martha Wells, Nick Harkaway, Kelly Link and Emma Törzs.
  
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• New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

  26-05-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  New novels by Fonda Lee, Martha Wells, Nick Harkaway, Kelly Link and Emma Törzs.
  
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• New Horror Novels From Riley Sager, Cynthia Pelayo and More

  26-05-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  If your idea of a good summer read involves abject terror, we’ve got some recommendations for you.
  
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• New Historical Fiction Books to Read This Summer

  26-05-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  These books rewind time, depositing readers in the Cumbrian countryside, coastal Maine, rural Wyoming and beyond.
  
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• New Crime Books for Summer

  26-05-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Our columnist looks at a clutch of summer crime novels, including “I Didn’t Do It,” set at a mystery writers’ conference.
  
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• Murder, They Wrote

  26-05-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Our columnist looks at a clutch of summer crime novels, including “I Didn’t Do It,” set at a mystery writers’ conference.
  
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• Best Beach Reads

  26-05-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  These five novels go well with sand, sunscreen and hot afternoons. (Landlocked on a rainy day? That works, too.)
  
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• How ‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow’ Became a Surprise Best Seller

  26-05-2023 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Gabrielle Zevin didn’t expect a wide audience for “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” her novel about game developers. It became a blockbuster with staying power.
  
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• Rain God by Ian Frazer review - a significant contribution to the ... - The Canberra Times

  26-05-2023 16:09 via news.google.com
  
  Rain God by Ian Frazer review - a significant contribution to the ...  The Canberra Times
  
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• The Rainbow Awards for Literature and Journalism will celebrate queer-inclusive writing in India - VOGUE India

  26-05-2023 15:02 via news.google.com
  The Rainbow Awards for Literature and Journalism will celebrate queer-inclusive writing in India  VOGUE India
  
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• The (Mis)Translation of Filipino History - Electric Literature

  26-05-2023 13:02 via news.google.com
  
  The (Mis)Translation of Filipino History  Electric Literature
  
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• Book Review: ‘Mild Vertigo,’ by Mieko Kanai

  26-05-2023 11:30 via nytimes.com
  
  In Mieko Kanai’s 1997 novel, newly translated into English, a wife and mother’s monotonous days are punctured by quiet revelations.
  
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• Burhan Sönmez on the Tensions Between Politics and Art in Turkey

  26-05-2023 11:15 via nytimes.com
  
  Burhan Sönmez, who is president of PEN international, discusses the tension between politics and art and the role of literature in authoritarian societies.
  
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• 'The Literature of the Absurd': Sci-Fi's Beckett - The Stanford Daily

  26-05-2023 09:52 via news.google.com
  
  'The Literature of the Absurd': Sci-Fi's Beckett  The Stanford Daily
  
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• Report: Seattle Fire Department Promotional Exams Feature 'Woke ... - Fire Engineering

  26-05-2023 02:01 via news.google.com
  
  Report: Seattle Fire Department Promotional Exams Feature 'Woke ...  Fire Engineering
  
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• Africa Day | Celebrating through storytelling and indigenous literature - YouTube

  25-05-2023 21:37 via news.google.com
  
  Africa Day | Celebrating through storytelling and indigenous literature  YouTube
  
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• In Our View: Literature banning must end | Opinion ... - The Independent

  25-05-2023 19:46 via news.google.com
  
  In Our View: Literature banning must end | Opinion ...  The Independent
  
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• AI is helping researchers to read ancient Mesopotamian literature - Phys.org

  25-05-2023 18:46 via news.google.com
  
  AI is helping researchers to read ancient Mesopotamian literature  Phys.org
  
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• Fighting the Book Bans: What We Can Do

  25-05-2023 18:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Readers responds to a column by Michelle Goldberg. Also: Amanda Gorman’s poem, restricted; George Santos; the rubble of Bakhmut, Ukraine.
  
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• Langston Hughes and Elmer W. Brown: A Collaboration Deferred

  25-05-2023 18:13 via nytimes.com
  
  The famous poet and his artist friend wanted to publish “The Sweet and Sour Animal Book” in 1936. But there were no takers. A Cleveland exhibition makes up for the lost time.
  
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• 'Good literature fights bad propaganda' says International Booker ... - Euronews

  25-05-2023 16:52 via news.google.com
  
  'Good literature fights bad propaganda' says International Booker ...  Euronews
  
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• 8 Books Set in Hawai'i by Local Authors - Electric Literature

  25-05-2023 13:06 via news.google.com
  
  8 Books Set in Hawai'i by Local Authors  Electric Literature
  
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• What College Students Need Is a Taste of the Monk’s Life

  25-05-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Universities should be more like monasteries.
  
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• TV BRICS, Eurasian Media Group and Foreign Literature agree on ... - TV BRICS (Eng)

  25-05-2023 11:00 via news.google.com
  
  TV BRICS, Eurasian Media Group and Foreign Literature agree on ...  TV BRICS (Eng)
  
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• Tiffany Hammond Believes Stories Are the Best Teachers

  25-05-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In her No. 1 best-selling picture book, “A Day With No Words,” the debut author shows an average day in the life of a boy who has autism.
  
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• Reflections on Stephen L. Carter’s 1991 Book, ‘Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby’

  25-05-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Stephen L. Carter’s 1991 book was remarkably prescient.
  
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• Interview: Brandon Taylor Loves to Read Romances and European History

  25-05-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “Indeed, the two have a lot in common!” says the author, whose new novel is “The Late Americans.”
  
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• Book Review: ‘Good Night, Irene,’ by Luis Alberto Urrea

  25-05-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “Good Night, Irene,” a novel by Luis Alberto Urrea, sends two female volunteers to the Western Front.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Beware the Woman,’ by Megan Abbott

  25-05-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In Megan Abbott’s new novel, “Beware the Woman,” a romantic dramedy morphs into horror.
  
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• Campaign to fight "explicit books" rallies community to support ... - NCWLIFE News

  25-05-2023 00:58 via news.google.com
  Campaign to fight "explicit books" rallies community to support ...  NCWLIFE News
  
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• Banned Books Exhibit at Texas Libraries Provide Access to ... - The 74

  24-05-2023 21:34 via news.google.com
  
  Banned Books Exhibit at Texas Libraries Provide Access to ...  The 74
  
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• AUTHOR EXPLORES NC BLACK CIVIL WAR HISTORY AHEAD OF ... - Yes! Weekly

  24-05-2023 19:43 via news.google.com
  
  AUTHOR EXPLORES NC BLACK CIVIL WAR HISTORY AHEAD OF ...  Yes! Weekly
  
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• 8 Best Under-$100 Bookcases For Your Pile Of Literature - Refinery29

  24-05-2023 19:38 via news.google.com
  
  8 Best Under-$100 Bookcases For Your Pile Of Literature  Refinery29
  
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• Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem, “The Hill We Climb,” Restricted by Florida School

  24-05-2023 19:02 via nytimes.com
  
  A grade school in Miami-Dade County said “The Hill We Climb,” which Ms. Gorman read at President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, was “better suited” for older students after a parent complained about it.
  
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• Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem Restricted by Florida School

  24-05-2023 17:25 via nytimes.com
  
  A grade school in Miami-Dade County said “The Hill We Climb,” which Ms. Gorman read at President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, was “better suited” for older students after a parent complained about it.
  
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