literary
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Its relative shapelessness, along with its use of a ghostwriter, doesn’t bolster her literary credentials, but its existence points to Monroe’s ambition to have them.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
Curiously, the book also dwells little on Monroe’s own literary ambitions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
Fiedler’s propositions about masculine relationships turned out to be merely the opening shocks in his critical investigations of our country’s literary past.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The writer sat down with AFP in Panama, where she is attending the Centroamerica Cuenta literary festival.
From Barron's • May 21, 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
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