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8 Female Mystics in Literature
Amina Cain recommends novels about characters who find transcendence
Feb 21 - Amina Cain
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How to Write an Ending that is Surprising Yet Inevitable
The first installment of Read Like a Writer, a new Recommended Reading series about the craft of fiction
Feb 13 - Halimah Marcus
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10 Books About Black Appalachia
Contrary to popular conception, the region's not all white—and "Affrilachia" has a long literary tradition
Feb 12 - Crystal Wilkinson
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7 Books to Read in Freezing Weather
From 19th century Iceland to the South Pole, Kiran Millwood Hargrave recommends literature set in bleak, cold landscapes
Feb 10 - Kiran Millwood Hargrave
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9 Books That Should Be Adapted as Video Games
What book should be the next Witcher?
Feb 7 - Deirdre Coyle
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7 Books With Reality-Bending Settings
Sean Adams, author of "The Heap," recommends hilarious and engrossing novels
Feb 5 - Sean Adams
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9 Books Set in the Hudson Valley
Kathleen Donohoe recommends stories about the tragedy and beauty of small town New York
Feb 4 - Kathleen Donohoe
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7 Biographies That Are Secretly Memoirs
Jenn Shapland recommends books about seeing yourself in other people
Feb 3 - Jenn Shapland
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10 Books That Were Almost Lost to History
Michael Zapata, author of "The Lost Book of Adana Moreau," recommends literature that was rescued from oblivion
Jan 31 - Michael Zapata
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What Should Classic Books Smell Like?
An upcoming novel called "Bubblegum" will smell like bubblegum. Is this the start of a fragrant trend?
Jan 24 - McKayla Coyle
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