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Writing in Public: Layne Fargo on why ice dance and Wuthering Heights are the perfect pair
Plus Brontë Easter eggs, literary revenge, and the ice dancers you need to watch if you loved The Favorites
Jan 28
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Reading in Public No. 61: Jeremiads and the American imagination
When a classic American rhetorical practice is used to terrifying effect
Jan 21
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Sara Hildreth
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Reading in Public No. 60: 2025 reading intentions
My plans for reading fewer books, better and developing a deeper reading practice
Jan 14
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Sara Hildreth
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Writing in Public: Elizabeth Harris on politics in novels, writing when you can, and losing the threads of ourselves
All about my very fun first read of 2025
Jan 7
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Sara Hildreth
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Writing in Public: Elizabeth Harris on politics in novels, writing when you can, and losing the threads of ourselves
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Reading in Public No. 59: Literary lessons from the English classroom
Teacher Katie Brownfiel shares the four guidelines that transformed her and her students' reading lives
Dec 17, 2024
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Sara Hildreth
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Reading in Public No. 59: Literary lessons from the English classroom
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Reading in Public No. 58: The disappearance of literary men DOES concern me
Kind of...and not in the way you think
Dec 10, 2024
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Sara Hildreth
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Reading in Public No. 58: The disappearance of literary men DOES concern me
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Reading in Public No. 57: Anatomy of a best-of-the-year list
What makes a list great and what makes them flop
Dec 3, 2024
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Sara Hildreth
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Reading in Public No. 57: Anatomy of a best-of-the-year list
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Reading in Public No. 56: Reading lessons from the National Book Award
Or adding even more reading intentions to my 2025 agenda
Nov 26, 2024
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Sara Hildreth
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Reading in Public No. 56: Reading lessons from the National Book Award
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Reading in Public No. 55: Quick thoughts on the National Book Award fiction finalists
A brief dispatch from NYC
Nov 19, 2024
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Sara Hildreth
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Reading in Public No. 55: Quick thoughts on the National Book Award fiction finalists
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Writing in Public: Nora Lange on matrilineal stories and what America could be
Plus Great American Novels and characters who appear fully formed
Nov 5, 2024
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Sara Hildreth
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Reading in Public No. 54: Boy books, girl books, and the politics of reading
Or why we should expect boys to empathize with Jane Eyre
Oct 29, 2024
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Sara Hildreth
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Reading in Public No. 53: A TBR-saving tool for readers who love a plan
Booker of the Month creator Deedi Brown on how she uses Airtable to organize her reading
Oct 22, 2024
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