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Tag: Literary Criticism

  • by Liz Busby
  • Posted on July 8, 2024July 8, 2024

2023 AML Award Finalists #5: Creative Nonfiction, Religious Nonfiction, Criticism

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  • by Colin Douglas
  • Posted on December 15, 2016December 14, 2016

Being a Restorationist Writer, and the Quest for the Infinite—17

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  • by Sarah Dunster
  • Posted on August 17, 2016August 18, 2016

On Writing, Mom-ing and Critics: An interview with Danette Hansen

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  • by Scott Hales
  • Posted on September 25, 2012

Literature and the Challenge of The Mormon People

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  • by Scott Hales
  • Posted on June 26, 2012

Mormon LitCrit: Do We Need New Mormon Literary Theory?

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  • by Jessie Christensen
  • Posted on June 6, 2012

Book Reviews on the Internet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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  • by Jessie Christensen
  • Posted on April 4, 2012

History as Fiction, Fiction as History

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  • by Jessie Christensen
  • Posted on March 7, 2012

Nickel Basins and the Mormon Experience

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