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TODAY: In 1843, Henry James is born.

It’s time for the third round in our Best Literary Adaptations bracket, and things are getting serious . Vote for your favorite movies to push them closer to the top! | Lit Hub

Harry Sidebottom traces Roman history through Amazon, Achillia, and other women gladiators . | Lit Hub History

Rosa Campbell on how men responded to The Hite Report (and why we’re wrong about men and feminism). | Lit Hub Politics

Candice Wuehle recommends books on it girls and celebrity by Edith Wharton, Joyce Carol Oates, Bret Easton Ellis and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists

Adriana E. Ramírez considers her grandmother’s life though the lens of Colombia’s recent history . | Lit Hub Memoir

Mai Nguyen remembers learning to write again after facing incredible tragedy : “There’s something about fictionalizing your grief that gives way to joy.” | Lit Hub Craft

Libby Ward considers motherhood, fatherhood and the inequality of parental labor .…