Good evening readers. Here's your round-up of today's must-read literary news, commentary and fiction.

On Margot Lee Shetterly's "Hidden Figures" and why science never exists in a vacuum NPR
The Return of Münchausen: a wanderer stumbles upon a reclusive artist. The Paris Review
"This is what happens to the bodies of the women you know": the reality of the 1 in 5 pregnancies that end in miscarriage Medium
Why Barack Obama reads: the outgoing president believes reading is crucial to developing an empathetic, complex worldview. The San Francisco Chronicle
"America should be afraid of itself": The enduring relevance of Scream MTV
For speaking truth to power, the Nepali magazine Himal Southasian has printed its last issue...for now. The New Yorker
In Greece, readers are looking across the Mediterranean with a renewed interest in Arabic literature Arab Lit
Facebook sees you when you're sleeping, it knows when you're awake The New York Review of Books

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