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‘Chosen Ones’ by Veronica Roth: Beginning at the End
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Chosen Ones is the story of what happens after Katniss fires the arrow and Voldemort falls; it begins at the end, launching into woefully underexplored territory.
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YANDAVA | 2020’s Pulitzer Prizes Give Black Writers Their Due
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These awards have the power to help us reevaluate how we think about race in relation to literature, and can broaden the inclusiveness of ceremonies often seen as inaccessible or pretentious.
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YANDAVA | Literature in Isolation
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I often find that literature helps me make sense of the world in difficult times and gives me some comfort and solace when life feels chaotic and turbulent.
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The Poet Takes His Leave: In Memory of W. S. Merwin, One Year After
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One common idea flowed through everything he wrote: an absolute reverence for the world around him, as threatened and diminished as it may be from machinations of our own device.
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Ode to ‘Artemis Fowl’
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The film can, should and will be judged on its merits come its May 29th release date — not all is irredeemable.
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GUEST ROOM | Why Young Adult Fiction Matters
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Young Adult books are more than just fluffy reading with a shallow plot.
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“Motherless Brooklyn”: More Than a Murder Mystery
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“Motherless Brooklyn” is a satisfactory read with a worthy ending that forces readers to challenge the way they view individuals with neurological disorders.
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BONO | How The Witcher Mutated Across Entertainment Platforms
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Everything in Netflix’s Witcher is more cinematic, offering pieces of the world and story and encouraging the viewer to draw their own conclusions from them.
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Claudia Rankine Reads; Details New Book
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hrough the reading and subsequent discussion, Rankine introduced us to her works, reading selections from Citizen and others.
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‘Internment’ Reveals the Emotionality of Islamophobia’s Victims
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Samira Ahmed’s Internment hits high on the emotional register.