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Law & Literature
— 48 members
— last activity Apr 08, 2015 08:01PM
I occasionally teach a seminar for college freshmen titled "Law & Literature," and am always on the lookout for good novels, short stories, poems, and ...more
David Foster Wallace
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— last activity Oct 15, 2016 07:21PM
A group for the amazing work of David Foster Wallace, now deceased. RIP 1962-2008 Feel free to add his books to the bookshelf for the group.
Haruki Murakami Book Group
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— last activity Feb 09, 2026 08:24PM
Discuss all things Haruki Murakami: novels, short stories, non-fiction, books about HM, translation projects, related music/film, interviews, symbolis ...more
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