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

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

On Wednesday, she hosted a literary reception at Clarence House to celebrate the fifth anniversary of her Reading Room book club charity.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

In a world without peer review, texts, in order to convey trustworthiness, reliability and accuracy, had to employ literary devices.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton