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The Death Fakers: A journey into the world of death fraud. (Slate)
France’s ‘Prix de la Littérature Arabe’ to Translation of Inaam Kachachi’s ‘Tashaari’: The prize is awarded for its fourth year, this time to an Iraqi novel about an octogenarian doctor with a diasporic family. (Arab Lit)
Uncertain Women: The 2002 anthology of disgruntled wives gets a sequel titled The Bitch Is Back. (Bookforum)
Pew Report: Americans Still Love Libraries, Especially the Books: Libraries are highly trusted and valued; people are also showing interest in checking out ebooks. (Publishers' Weekly)
Saskya Jain reviews Sudden Death by Álvaro Enrigue: a novel that ranges from Cortez's massacres to the present day centers around Caravaggio playing a tennis match. (Asymptote)
Ann M. Martin on the Enduring Appeal of The Baby-Sitters Club and Rebooting Another Children’s Series: An interview with the creator of the iconic, sitcom-like YA series. (Vulture)
Short Story: "The Dancing Master": An imperturbable teacher takes on one pupil who is not quite like the others. (BuzzFeed Books)
Moral Enhancement: A Reality Check: We can't just crack our brains' codes or use science to be better people, a new book reminds us. (Los Angeles Review of Books)

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