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literary

[lit-uh-rer-ee] / ˈlɪt əˌrɛr i /


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Mr. Junod’s “In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man” is one of the great literary tributes to a complex paterfamilias in recent memory.

From The Wall Street Journal

But a coherent spin on a revered literary figure and his unique place in crime fiction?

From The Wall Street Journal

Journalist Streitfeld spends less time on creating a full biography of his subject than he does in showing how McMurtry reinvigorated his state’s literary status through works like “Lonesome Dove.”

From Los Angeles Times

Whether it was reviews, opinion columns or social media feeds, everyone seemed to have a red-hot take to contribute to the discourse around the literary adaptation.

From BBC

As a young, aspiring sports writer with a few credits to my name, I am always on the hunt for new words, literary devices or turns-of-phrase that will make my pieces sing.

From The Wall Street Journal