literary
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“Dept. of Speculation” by Jenny Offill is a forebear of the short-and-sweet literary canon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
The King will then visit a community organisation and a gathering of business leaders, while the Queen will go to a literary event marking the 100th birthday of the children's character Winnie the Pooh.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Among the many strengths of “James Joyce: A Political Life” is Callanan’s evocation of debates in pubs and meeting rooms, often mixing literary talk with continuing belief in Parnell, Ireland’s “uncrowned king.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
It is a risky undertaking—one that will probably scandalize the purists—but it is also a profoundly literary one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Thus is created a virginal society on which the author can wreak whatever literary havoc he chooses.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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