literary
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Mr. McInerney had his turn as a celebrated literary arriviste.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“Jagged Little Pill” author and literary agent Eric Smith weighed in, “As someone who champions authors and books the way you do, this is so disappointing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Friday is now studying English and literary studies at a university in Nasarawa, a state which borders the capital, Abuja.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
He calls his current book “a romp through art and literary history,” one meant to take in “figures and moments that illuminate various facets of this eternal dilemma”—the problem of the working artist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Despite this, when Poe unexpectedly passed away in 1849, Rufus GriswoId was named literary executor of his estate, to the surprise of many.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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