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Behind the Controversial Anthology of Rapnew
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. called The Anthology of Rap "an essential contribution to our living literary tradition," while Chuck D said it "might just break the commercial trance that's had rap in a chokehold for the past several years." But it's also the hip-hop tale of AWOL fathers and fractured identities, of bitter duels and fiery smackdowns.
Paint the Town Readnew
Jack Kerouac's back, and Denver's literary scene is on a scroll.
Colorado Town Revives Despised Satirenew
Putting hurt feelings aside after 70 years, Grand Junction is resurrecting Eclipse, the Dalton Trumbo novel that satirized the town.
