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From women and their “big cats” to men with bear cubs, people walking their raccoons, and, of course, dogs – this list of vintage pictures captures the beauty of human-animal friendship. The post 30 Beautiful Vintage Photos That Prove Pets Were Always Family first appeared on Bored Panda.

Everett’s novel, James, which focuses on Twain's enslaved character Jim, won the $10,000 prize

Quarry Farm is a historic property in Elmira, New York. It's associated with the renowned author Samuel L. Clemens—better known as Mark Twain. The farm was where Twain and his family spent over 20 summers and where he wrote many of his most famous works, including ''The Adventures of Tom…

This accidental prose poem is an apparently sacred address to group of young soldiers, which makes blisteringly clear what is being asked of God

Shortlist for the prestigious literary prize features the largest number of women it its 55-year history

As the Guardian’s fiction editor, I’ve been writing about the Booker prize for years. Now, as a judge, I’ve seen behind the curtain

Percival Everett’s “James,” his acclaimed retelling of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is a fiction nominee for the National Book Awards

Hundreds of titles from Judy Blume to Mark Twain purged from school libraries following rightwing challenges

Percival Everett’s “James,” a reworking of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the enslaved Jim’s perspective, is among the fiction finalists for the 11th annual Kirkus Prize