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Now Out: June 2025 Newsletter, "Hopelessly Devoted"
Jun 30, 2025
The June newsletter "Hopelessly Devoted" is now out! It presents 3 essays, 2 Thematic Bundles, a not-to-be-missed interview with the well-known translator Juliet Carpenter, contest results, and more! The newsletter includes these images, among others:
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