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The Year of the "Ode to Joy"
New Year wishes from 1785 to 2025
Jan 6, 2025
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A Notebook, a Pencil, and a Voice
Alone and afraid, she wrote what she heard
Nov 16, 2024
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Which Literary Début is True?
This classic author wouldn't overstate the story, would he?
Sep 16, 2024
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Holy Labor
Work histories and day jobs are things of beauty, too
Sep 2, 2024
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She Who Would Be President
"Love becomes our legacy"
Jul 22, 2024
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What's So Great about Alice Munro?
Tips for reading and enjoying the late Nobel Laureate
Jun 10, 2024
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She Wrote a Classic in the Laundry Room
She knew she had to write -- but how?
Jun 4, 2024
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People Still Buy Their Books
These two inspirational writers made markets where none existed
Apr 30, 2024
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She Didn't Mean to Write a Bestseller - or to Change American Minds
And this women's rights advocate definitely didn't set out to be funny.
Apr 9, 2024
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She Persisted
The first female columnist in America weathered a long, dark time
Mar 6, 2024
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The Century Plant and the Crusader
Tales of the long and short beginning
Feb 5, 2024
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No Niche? No Problem.
This nineteenth-century writer had a clear niche and some "viral" successes but neglected the most important question: Why?
Jan 23, 2024
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