Seeing Sh*t in Books: A Lit Scholar Pontificates on Writing

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Because thatโ€™s all literary scholarship is, really. Shaking words around like a kaleidoscope and finding out what you can see. Few things in life are more fun. And few things can teach you as much about how to think, how to write, and how to live.

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About Sara Murphy

English PhD. Freelance writer. Novelist. K-pop fan. True Crime afficianado. Bylines include NYT, Guardian, WaPo, NatGeo, AARP, etc. #ARMY #STAY #Atiny #MOA "Can't hold me down / 'cause you know I'm a writer."

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