TODAY: In 1967, Harlem Renaissance poet and novelist Jean Toomer dies at 72.
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It turns out there are positive things happening in the world? David McCandless breaks down a few in some unlikely and hopeful infographics. | Lit Hub
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How Marshall McLuhan introduced God into media theory (and Wired Magazine). | Lit Hub Tech
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14 months, 400 films: Beth Parker on communing with the late, great Robert Ebert during quarantine. | Lit Hub Film
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“I like to think my great-grandmother knew what she was doing that day, that she knew the countercurse I would someday need.” Sasha LaPointe recounts her naming ceremony. | Lit Hub Memoir
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Caroline Elkins considers the violent and coercive legacies of British Imperialism. | Lit Hub History
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S. Byatt, Ruth Ozeki, The Westing Game, and more rapid-fire book recs from Maggie Shipstead. | Book Marks
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“If you notice that a concept from the ivory tower is creeping onto your timeline, there is a decent chance that the idea first appeared in a Duke book under his guidance.” Jennifer Wilson profiles Ken Wissoker of Duke University Press. | The New Yorker
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Why is everyone suddenly reading the 1962 novelette Cassandra at the Wedding? | The Strategist
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These books combine gender diversity with disability justice. | Book Riot
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“My body did not fit into any narrative of order, proportion, plan. What was my lineage and where was it celebrated?” Chloé Cooper Jones contemplates ancient beauty in a disabled body. | The New York Times Magazine
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Three new novels “represent a breakthrough for Deaf stories.” | Los Angeles Times
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Street Books, a nonprofit mobile library in Portland, Oregon, brings books “directly to people who live outdoors.” | Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Sara Nović reflects on CODA’s historic Best Picture win and the limits of on-screen representation. | Slate
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