literary
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Once-common literary references to Shakespeare or Dickens have now become as obscure in the common culture as so many Mayan inscriptions.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
This year women swept the country's most prestigious literary prize - the Yi Sang Awards - winning in all six categories for the first time.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Times Festival of Books weekend, Oakland-born writer Amy Tan and literary nonprofit We Need Diverse Books received achievement honors, and finalists in 13 other categories became prize winners.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Russell, a respected literary publisher, is an eternal bon vivant, while Corrine, who works in philanthropy, is the pragmatist of the pair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
And then, to the surprise of a lot of people, he became Poe’s literary executor, which meant he had access to all of Poe’s papers.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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National Librarian Day
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