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literary

adjective as in concerning books

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A lot of times we would go straight to happy hour after writing, or we would eat dinner together, or we would go to literary events together.

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This last offering about writers, writing and elaborate vanishing acts is artfully structured and formally daring, made up of multiple layers, diverse references, literary ventriloquy and slick twists and turns.

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A publisher has apologised to a prize-winning author following a literary scandal.

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Equal parts love letter, manifesto, memoir and travelogue, “Make Me Commissioner” is a literary home run, as well as a heartfelt, occasionally acidic plea to save the game she and millions of others still love.

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In the end, the party offered all the glamour of a literary fantasy, but the timing reminded observers that reality has its own narrative.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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