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  • Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore<\/a>, at 150.\n
  • The Wall Street Journal<\/em> examines the curious appeal of serial novels<\/a>.\n
  • The New York Times<\/em> examines the future of publishing<\/a>.\n
  • The Millions examines the popularity of tiger lit<\/a>.\n
  • With e-books, fiction reigns supreme<\/a>.\n
  • James Franco as Hart Crane<\/a>.\n
  • iPhone chargers disguised as books<\/a>.
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