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People Say the Darndest Things About Translation
People Say the Darndest Things About Translation
By Rachael Daum
October 16, 2014

Dispatches from an angry translator.

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What Famous Novelists Would Say If They Knew You Stopped Reading Their Books
What Famous Novelists Would Say If They Knew You Stopped Reading Their Books
By Freddie Moore
July 25, 2014

Imagine if your bookmark could let authors know when you’ve been neglecting their books? Well, that already exists.

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Literary Throwdowns: 7 Fistfights that Left Writers Black & Blue
Literary Throwdowns: 7 Fistfights that Left Writers Black & Blue
By Freddie Moore
February 13, 2014

Thirty-eight years ago today, Mario Vargas Llosa punched Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the face. It wasn’t the first lit brawl and it certainly wasn’t the last.

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