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A journalist uses statistics to uncover authors' 'cinnamon words'

Who’s the most-clichéd author? Which common pronoun is nearly absent in “The Hobbit?” And what’s a cinnamon word?

A journalist uses statistics to uncover authors' 'cinnamon words'
Author Nayomi Munaweera was born in Sri Lanka, and then moved with her family to Birnin Kebi, Nigeria, to avoid civil war. Here Munaweera stands with her mother, Mali, and younger sister, Namal.

After escaping turmoil in Sri Lanka and Nigeria, her next hurdle was surviving LA schools

After escaping turmoil in Sri Lanka and Nigeria, her next hurdle was surviving LA schools

Jonathan Franzen Mans Up

Jonathan Franzen Mans Up

360 Staff Pick: No Joke

360 Staff Pick: No Joke

360 Staff Pick: Little Bee

360 Staff Pick: Little Bee

360 Staff Pick: Blame

360 Staff Pick: Blame

Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith