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
She listed literary fiction, memoir, biography, and essay collections as the defining genres of the smaller size books.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
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
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
H. G. Wells’s literary agent told the press that he never authorized changes to the original story that could cause such alarm.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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