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Season Two: The Novel Now
Hosted by: Nicholas Dames
What value does the novel, a centuries-old technology, still hold for readers? In this five-part series, you’ll hear from novelists, scholars, and medical doctors about why we still read, write, and love novels in the 21st century.
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Reading Resources: The Novel
A resource for reading about, teaching, and discussing the novel as an artistic and cultural form.
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Episode 1: Novels & Ideas
How do novels provoke readers to wrestle with complex, even dangerous ideas?
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Trailer: The Novel Now
What are some of the most notable novels published in the 21st century, and how do they reimagine what novels do?
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A Fantasy of Whiteness
“We could desperately use a clear-eyed assessment of the messy, complicated country that ruled much of the world not so long ago.”
