literary

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As Lauren Groff heads to Vroman’s to discuss her new collection “Brawler,” we look back at the career-defining novels and stories of a modern literary master.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

As the biographer and literary scholar Carla Kaplan recounts in “Troublemaker,” Jessica started an escape plan early, opening a bank account at 12 to build up running-away funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In the 1980s and 1990s, the gripe was “stick to reading, writing and ‘rithmetic,” which implies hostility toward expanding those lessons to more complex ideas like literary analysis, critical thinking, and higher math and sciences.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

His research presented the models with increasingly far-fetched variations of a simple text, asking them to rate sentences out of 10 for literary quality.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

You have found the first clue in Garrison Griswold's literary scavenger hunt launched on November 10.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman