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Rare recordings of E.E. Cummings, Mary Oliver and more offer a tour through literary history led by authors in their own words — and voices. Take a listen. By Elizabeth A. Harris and Aliza Aufrichtig ...

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We Picked the Top 25 Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. Then We Got Two Authors to Tell Us How We Did.

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