literary
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Later that year, he married Maggie Pearlstine, his literary agent.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
“I think books have never been more important, more respected,” says Sylvie Rabineau, senior partner & co-head of literary media, WME.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The thefts targeted rare Russian classics worth millions of euros in total, including by 19th-century literary greats Pushkin and Nikolai Gogol.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In Paris he found a livelihood and literary standing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
There were a lot of tears, and Grandma definitely questioned my literary choices, but over the years, I faithfully reread the Essa Lightborne Chronicles and hoped for the missing final book.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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