literary
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Mr. Tabor is a novelist and a historian, and this book demonstrates his literary skills: “Lightning Beneath the Sea” is full of drama and excitement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Valentin harbors literary aspirations—we read excerpts of his unfinished memoir—but Mr. Bošković emphasizes the contrast between the power and “unequivocalness” of the state and the sensitivity of the artist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Patchett’s literary style isn’t of the show-offy variety packed with dazzling sentences and edge-of-your-seat cliffhangers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Rowbottom’s husband, the novelist Jon Lindsey, pointed to her instinct for subjects that literary fiction has historically dismissed — either as unserious, feminine or culturally overexposed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
In a curling, fading copy of the Forest City Courier glued on the back wall was an article about the local literary club who discussed “The Negro in Literature” at one of their meetings.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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