The Monthly Digest: February 2021

Today, as we have done in years past, LARB honors Black History Month by highlighting a series of reviews, essays, interviews, and exchanges of letters we published in January. Below you will find a poignant essay on the Compton Christmas Parade; a penetrating interview with Kiley Reid, author of the breakout debut novel Such a […] The post The Monthly Digest: February 2021 appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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Quaker's Month-Long 'Oatober' Campaign Includes 31 Different Oat Recipes

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Monthly E-Book Ranking: Moyes the merrier as sequel surpasses Me Before You

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New Wattpad adverts earn writers ‘up to $1,000 a month’

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