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Shelley once said the graveyard where he lies next to Keats “might make one in love with death.” But now, after decades of neglect, the place is closed indefinitely.
These are interesting times for literary magazines, with top spots vacant at a few respected publications.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie mourns the loss of the house where she learned to write. (Chinua Achebe lived there before her family did.)