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Nostalgia and its unnerving connection to technology
January 10, 2022
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Reading “Burntcoat” in Viennese cafés
January 6, 2022
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Reading “Everything I Never Told You” in Vienna, Austria
January 3, 2022
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Reading “Before the coffee gets cold” in Nice, France
December 21, 2021
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Stories are magic, and a reminder that your existence is a story too
December 17, 2021
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Reading “Billy Summers” in Barcelona, Spain
December 6, 2021
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Reading “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by the Mediterranean Sea
November 19, 2021
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It’s important to write often, even when you don’t feel inspired
November 3, 2021
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Reading “Beautiful World, Where Are You” on the New York subway
October 12, 2021
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In Denmark, The Human Library lets you “check out” people as books
September 23, 2021
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This year’s National Book Award for Fiction Longlist
September 17, 2021
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Supply chain issues are hitting the publishing industry hard
September 15, 2021