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The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

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Shortlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for fiction, “A Guardian and a Thief” is a reminder that the best dystopian ...

Advance Reader Copies are books that exist in a liminal state. Sent to reviewers, editors, booksellers, and increasingly, ...