TODAY: In 1901, André Malraux is born.
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Lynn Caponera considers the wild and wonderful legacy of Maurice Sendak’s creations (and his rigorous work routine). | Lit Hub Art & Photography
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Candidus, Vindex, Populus, Shippen, and other journalistic pseudonyms Samuel Adams used to fight for independence. | Lit Hub History
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“This year of trying to come home has meant reckoning with my own internalized tyranny of story.” Ellie Robins muses on the hero’s journey and the alienation of British identity. | Lit Hub Criticism
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In this week’s Life Advice for Book Lovers, Dorothea recommends books for those struggling with infertility. | Lit Hub
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Emily Tamkin considers the racial politics of Jewish immigrants in the US, whose whiteness “has been taken as obvious, then questioned, then reasserted over the decades.” | Lit Hub History
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Confronting racist terror in the American South: Ousmane Power-Green reflects on the Atlanta child murders of the 1980s and taking his daughter to Alabama. | Lit Hub Politics
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What Erika T. Wurth is reading now and next, from Goddess of Filth to Ghost Eaters. | Lit Hub Annotated Nightstand
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Sussie Anie on the isolating experience of misophonia—and finding connection in stories. | Lit Hub
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Bono’s memories, Bob Dylan’s misogyny, Katherine Dunn’s vulgarities, and more of the book reviews you need to read this week. | Book Marks
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Rick Pullen on how S.A. Cosby got his start. | CrimeReads
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Julie Powell—the food writer behind Julie & Julia—has died at 49. | The New York Times
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“Straddling the line between masturbation material and pure shock tactic, Sade’s novels—like American Horror Story—make little narrative sense.” Tara Isabella Burton on American Horror Story’s joyless decadence. | Gawker
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Carl Phillips considers the meaning and power of stamina. | The Sewanee Review
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Blake Morrison explores books about fathers and sons, from Franz Kafka to Philip Roth. | The Guardian
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Naomi Kanakia questions the purpose of book clubs—and talks about what makes a good one. | Los Angeles Review of Books
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“There’s no substitute for that bone-deep knowing, accrued over millions of footsteps along the same road.” Mira Jacob explores the grief that comes then a best friend leaves the city where you grew together. | Harper’s Bazaar
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Your guide to free virtual literary events this November. | The Hub
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