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August 30, 2014

Celebrating Shelley on what would’ve been her 217th birthday.

Hamlet and My Life in China

August 27, 2014

Living abroad in China is like living in Shakespeare’s tragedy.

August 25, 2014

A stranger reading Trimalchio on the subway seemingly opens up the doors to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s New York.

August 18, 2014

With all the talk of e-book prices and the future “Netflix of books,” let’s not lose sight of the importance of actual books.

August 14, 2014

Despite the seemingly formulaic success of modern bestsellers, one writer argues that the classics are where authors should look for inspiration.

I am Hannah Leary

August 13, 2014

Reading The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman forces one woman to ask: Can nice girls ever win?

August 13, 2014

From religious German censors to French Enlightenment intellectuals, Europeans pan John Milton’s masterpiece.

August 12, 2014

It, Mr. Mercedes, The Dead Zone — they’re all connected.

August 08, 2014

This bisexual narrative set in France speaks to the heart in more ways than one.

August 04, 2014

The prize’s first “global” longlist proves the skeptics right.

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