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Episode 7. Rejection Letters


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Today, we’re back with more letters! Except instead of last letters, we thought we’d cheer things up with—rejection letters. We’re reporting from the Harry Ransom Center as we dive into a massive collection of business papers—namely, the records of the Alfred A. Knopf, Inc publishing company.We dug through boxes and boxes of Knopf business records to find letters explaining why the firm rejected the work of two famous authors, Langston Hughes and Ray Bradbury.
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Archival FeverBy Amy Vidor and Caroline Barta

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