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Richard Florida thinks so. In his new book, the urban theorist says sometimes the most innovative cities also have the worst social and economic disparity
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The troubled author may have suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the disease that plagues modern football players
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You might not recognize this Anne—and that’s exactly what showrunner Moira Walley-Beckett intended
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Before he became a sports photographer, John G. Zimmerman captured a past that feels all too present
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The author of <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i> discusses the continued impact of the bleak 1985 novel, now being adapted into a series on Hulu
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George Saunders’ new novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo” recalls the melancholy that hung over a nation at war
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The good news: Everyone likes dinosaurs
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How advances in bottling, fermenting and taste-testing are democratizing a once-opaque liquid
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The university's Literary Lab combed British novels from the 18th and 19th centuries to determine if areas elicited happiness or fear
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A new biopic shows the poet as more than a mysterious recluse
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In his new book, data journalist Ben Blatt takes a by-the-numbers look at literary classics and finds some fascinating patterns
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A new home for celebrating American literary titans, titles and traditions takes root in Chicago
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Henry David Thoreau's famed retreat gets pixelated
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Releasing a chapter at a time, Radish could have us binge reading romance and mystery novels
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Faced with rejection, the author found her own path to fame and fortune
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For Roden, food is a lens to understand history
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Author Margaret Wise Brown used new theories in childhood education to write the classic children’s book
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A 19th-century investigation into the power of the aphrodisiac
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A new book of photography brings the late author's Mississippi homestead to life
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Here are some of the best titles to hit shelves this past year
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