<p>In this week's issue:</p>
<ul>
<li>Wallace Stegner, a fellowship, and the bluntest career advice in American literary history</li>
<li>Martha Nussbaum's new OUP book staking democratic freedom on what opera does to the emotions</li>
<li>A North Carolina county that dissolved its entire library board rather than keep a children's book on the shelf</li>
<li>A French feminist philosopher's reckoning with the Pelicot trial, now reaching German readers</li>
</ul>
<p>Read on.</p>

In this week's issue: Wallace Stegner, a fellowship, and the bluntest career advice in American literary history Martha Nussbaum's new OUP book staking democratic freedom on what opera does to the emotions A North Carolina county that dissolved its entire library board rather than keep a children's book on the shelf A French feminist philosopher's reckoning with the Pelicot trial, now reaching German readers Read on.

The Independent Scholar - April 25, 2026

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