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Literary Bellevue

Julie Bosman talks with the literary arm of Bellevue Hospital. (Another bookish connection: Walker Percy caught TB interning there, quit his job, and started writing.)

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Sorrow floats

Nina MacLaughlin profiles writer, pediatric oncologist, and divinity student Chris Adrian.

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Mark your calendars for Baker & Whitehead

In January I promised details on a “Branding and Freedom” discussion featuring Calvin Baker and Colson Whitehead. We’ve settled on a date and venue — Friday, March 30, downstairs at Lolita — and I’ll have more to say soon, but for now here’s the flyer. The 30% Powells discount on new copies of Dominion and Apex Hides the Hurt starts . . .

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Last Hardy Player pays homage

At age 101, “the only surviving member of Thomas Hardy’s theatrical group,” the Hardy Players, will recite the poet’s work as part of an event called Dorset Voices.

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