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Reading in Public No. 106: Three little tweaks bringing joy to my reading
Hey readers,
I’m trying something a little different in today’s Reading in Public. Sometimes I find myself musing about book related concepts—reading habits, topics making literary news, book trends, etc.—that are interesting to me, but no...
This Month in Books | July 2026
The first lists of literary prizes season, books that delve into the vagaries of history, and our takes on the "end of reading"
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A haunting philosophical exploration of life and death
Well, readers, it seems that we are living in an era of AI overtaking book discourse, even if we haven’t yet (and hopefully never will) arrived at the era of AI taking over books. This week, The Atlantic cast AI aspersions on a very popular...
Friday Mood Recs: 10 excellent road trip novels to read this summer
The Odyssey and Huckleberry Finn have me thinking about other novels that follow winding journeys
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This American Lit: Approaches to Reading THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
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