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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The book’s a meld of true crime, memoir and social commentary, but with a mission: to shock readers into a deeper understanding of the American Nightmare, ecological devastation entwined with senseless sadism.
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Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Your contributions will equip our newsroom to better serve you and all our readers.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Gentle readers often ask Miss Manners how to respond to questions put to them for which there does not appear to be any polite answer.
—Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
And that, dear reader, is where the danger list comes in.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Your contributions will equip our newsroom to better serve you and all our readers.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Gentle readers often ask Miss Manners how to respond to questions put to them for which there does not appear to be any polite answer.
—Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
And that, dear reader, is where the danger list comes in.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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The new compilation is a sign that Wang Chung’s previous studio albums could seeing a reissue at some point.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The song would also feature as the opening track on the cult psychedelic garage compilation Nuggets in 1972.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2025
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Now Goggins and Wood — who played doomed lovers Rick and Chelsea on the HBO anthology hit — seemed ready to clear up any such gossip as awards season gets underway.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Each story in the anthology film is presented as an article written for the titular fictional publication’s final issue following the death of their owner and founder.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
30 May 2025
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“Reader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reader. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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