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Lois Lowry: The End of “The Giver”

Arts, Culture & Media

Lois Lowry’s “The Giver” was one of the first dystopian YA novels — and one of the most banned. 

Etgar Keret's new memoir is "The Seven Good Years."

How a kid persuaded a skeptic to show a little optimism

Books

As Myanmar’s politics change, rural farmers still looking for recovery of their own

Development & Education

John Hodgman interviews George R.R. Martin

Arts, Culture & Media

How Myanmar’s Political Change Impacts its Rural Poor

Global Politics
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