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Daniel Smith (writer)
Daniel Smith (born October 7, 1977) is an American journalist and author of the 2012 book ''Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety''. He has written articles and essays for ''The New York Times Magazine'', ''The Atlantic'', ''Slate'', '' n+1'', ''Harper's Magazine'', ''New York'', and others. Early years Smith was born and raised in Plainview, New York. He attended Brandeis University, where he studied English and Russian literature.Theresa Gaffney"Anxiety expert Daniel Smith '99 lectures on 'Monkey Mind',"''The Brandeis Hoot'', March 21, 2013."Profiles: Daniel B. Smith,"
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Granta
''Granta'' is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centres on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story’s supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, ''The Observer'' stated: "In its blend of memoirs and photojournalism, and in its championing of contemporary realist fiction, ''Granta'' has its face pressed firmly against the window, determined to witness the world." Granta has published twenty-seven laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Literature published by Granta regularly win prizes such as the Forward Prize, T. S. Eliot Prize, Pushcart Prize and more. History ''Granta'' was founded in 1889 by students at Cambridge University as ''The Granta'', edited by R. C. Lehmann (who later became a major contributor to ''Punch''). It was started as a periodical featuring student politics, badinage and literary efforts. The title was taken from the medieval name ...
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Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths Group (United Kingdom), Woolworths and other stores for Sixpence (British coin), sixpence, bringing high-quality fiction and non-fiction to the mass market. Its success showed that large audiences existed for serious books. It also affected modern British popular culture significantly through its books concerning politics, the arts, and science. Penguin Books is now an imprint (trade name), imprint of the ...
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