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A longlist that’s a great reading list

September 30, 2014 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ Leave a comment

Nominees for the National Book Award are out. First up, the longlists of 10 contenders each in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and young people's literature. In two weeks, these lists will be shortened to the five finalists. Here's a look at the fiction longlist, with brief summaries.

What I’m reading this summer

July 1, 2014August 29, 2014 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 2 Comments

Something I love to do during the summertime is catch up on classics. The desire is connected to the memory of the required summer reading lists I used to get for school when I was a young reader. Here's what I've "assigned" to myself this summer.

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