as in compilation
a collection of writings
I picked up a book entitled "An Emerson Reader" because it contained one or two of his essays I hadn't read before
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While average reading scores have indeed declined, the top-performing readers are actually doing better than ever before.
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Jessica Ewing
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Her readers seem to have grown tired of the old ways of keeping track of the news.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In the next phase of the collaboration, AI agents will be tested to give readers access to seamless, easy purchasing options tailored to their specific needs and interests, Reed said.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
These reasons and others inspired The Arizona Republic readers to name Flagstaff the best road trip destination from Phoenix in a 2024 poll.
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Jessica Ewing
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Her readers seem to have grown tired of the old ways of keeping track of the news.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In the next phase of the collaboration, AI agents will be tested to give readers access to seamless, easy purchasing options tailored to their specific needs and interests, Reed said.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
These reasons and others inspired The Arizona Republic readers to name Flagstaff the best road trip destination from Phoenix in a 2024 poll.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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For prompting strategies to invoke personas, see my compilations at the link here and the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Each individual character spawns their own stan following, fancam edits, out-of-context YouTube compilations, and more.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The third entry in Murphy and Brennan’s true crime anthology series—previous installments have centered on Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers—stars Charlie Hunnam as Gein and Laurie Metcalf as his mother.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
17 Sep. 2025
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Recently, she has been named a 2025 New Jersey Poetry Fellow, a finalist for the Ruth Lilly Fellowship, and was included in the 2024 Best New Poets anthology, among other awards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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