literary
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The prose will be aimed less at the high-falutin readers of literary magazines and more at young people with an interest in the cultural zeitgeist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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
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
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 lyrics to these songs contain literary and social references, and are rife for inclusion in the interdisciplinary classroom.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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