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ode to summer reading
a few recent favorites for the beach
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how to read like an amateur musician
Margaret Atwood and Zadie Smith on the curious parallels between reading and music-making
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welcome, welcome! I'm a writer and professor, and I teach courses on twentieth-century literature, art, and culture.
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