literary
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Margaret Riley King, Doyle’s literary agent at WME, recalls Frick passing on a novel once with a surprising note: There was too much plot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Jeselnik’s book club recommendations are eclectic and literary — the kind of titles name-dropped in MFA writing workshops and met with impressed nods at dinner parties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Kendall, the first expert-in-residence earlier this year at Britain's The Classical Association, cautioned against viewing the renewed literary interest just in cinema-related isolation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The organisation is a literary society that promotes the Bard's work through education and connections between Burns Clubs.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was wonderful flirting with him, all that razor-edge literary banter, like Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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