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      <news:title>June&apos;s Fiction: Literary Acclaim vs. Hollywood&apos;s Gaze</news:title>
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      <news:title>Walter Mosley argues novels are stories, not machines</news:title>
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      <news:title>Book Club Discusses Douglas Stuart&apos;s Latest Novel in July</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-26T18:45:33.485Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>What are the best design principles for small homes?</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-26T10:19:55.253Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ashley Herring Blake&apos;s Sapphic Romance List: Impact &amp; Analysis</news:title>
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      <news:title>John Stockwell, CIA author, dies at 88</news:title>
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