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Book World: In Camus' 'The Plague,' lessons about fear, quarantine and the human spirit
Comfort from a 102-year-old who has lived through a flu pandemic, the Depression and WWII

At Lucille Ellson's home, inside her brimming drawers, are hints of how the present mirrors the past.
Book World: Crossroads in Emily Dickinson's journey to becoming a poet for the ages
Readers stuck at home need books - and community. Here's how to access them.

If there's a silver lining to the sudden need to hunker down as the novel coronavirus upends normal life, it's that maybe - finally - you'll have time to read. Provided you have enough books.
12 productive things you can do to feel better about being stuck at home

Now that the coronavirus has sent workers and students home, closed businesses and canceled events, it's going to be important to create new routines and find meaningful ways to spend our long days at home. The following organizing tasks are simple and will help you structure your day and create a small sense of control.

Kazakhstan the Heart of Eurasia

Book World: In Camus' 'The Plague,' lessons about fear, quarantine and the human spirit

Lucille Ellson on her 102nd birthday - Dec. 30, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Jane Pickle

Comfort from a 102-year-old who has lived through a flu pandemic, the Depression and WWII

Book World: Crossroads in Emily Dickinson's journey to becoming a poet for the ages

Readers stuck at home need books - and community. Here's how to access them.

File photo by Syndication Washington Post

12 productive things you can do to feel better about being stuck at home

From left, housemates Sam Lane, Zack Johnson, Dutch Seitz and Zach Lane have stocked up on extra food and toilet paper. Seitz is prepared to cede his bedroom to anyone who gets sick. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein

Whose bedroom becomes the infirmary? Group-house living just got a whole lot trickier

No gatherings over 50 people, the CDC says. Here's what couples are doing with their wedding plans.

Seward Johnson, Johnson & Johnson heir who sculpted real-life images in bronze, dies at 89

For columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler, tech has been a blessing and a curse while working from home. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Geoffrey A. Fowler.

I've been working from home for eight days. The Netflix-and-quarantine life is not that chill.

Alexey Mordashov, poses for a photograph following a Bloomberg Television interview at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on May 24, 2018. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Chris Ratcliffe.

Six kids, $17 billion and a billionaire's plan to keep his Russian wealth stable

Women thrive in Northeast U.S., languish across the South

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview on the closing day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2020. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Simon Dawson.

Lagarde still the exception in male-dominated central banks

Alison Reynolds skied for nine days in the backcountry of Norway to raise awareness for a rare genetic disorder her 17-year-old daughter has had since birth. MUST CREDIT: Photo courtesy of Alison Reynolds

Mom raises $1 million for daughter's rare genetic disorder after skiing 125 miles across Norway

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Their families built fortunes. These millennials are trying to figure out how to undo their class privilege.

Ambassador William B. Taylor Jr. speaks during impeachment hearings in Washington on Nov. 13, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Bonnie Jo Mount.

William Taylor Jr., a 'star' impeachment witness, quietly returns home to Trump's Washington

Parents should help their children envision a future that is happy and safe, climate scientist Sarah Myhre says - but to do that, they must first process their own sense of fear and loss. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Jovelle Tamayo for The Washington Post

How climate experts think about raising children who will inherit a planet in crisis

Civil Process Sgt. Larry Trotter and Deputy John Vaughan enter an apartment that had received an eviction order in Richmond, Va. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Luis Velarde.

Richmond grapples with high eviction rate

Mahanakhon SkyWalk dangles 'Love at first height' to couples in love

Ezra Klein is a political journalist, blogger and co-founder of and editor-at-large at Vox. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Chloe Aftel

Journalist Ezra Klein: 'The more you're tied to the news cycle, the harder it is to actually step away from that'

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After a woman's bout with homelessness, she set up pop-up walls to share kindness and the basic necessities with others in need

Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, 100, a veteran and Tuskegee Airman, attends an event honoring black pioneers at the National Air and Space Museum's Virginia facility Saturday. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Marvin Joseph

100-year-old Tuskegee Airman aims to inspire at annual Smithsonian event

Dennis Uy, Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Petroluem Philippines Inc., in Manila, Philippines, on March 5, 2018. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Veejay Villafranca.

Duterte's lesson taught Philippine tycoon to toughen up

Diana Taylor is often called Mike Bloomberg's partner, but she has no name for their relationship:

Diana Taylor doesn't have a name for her relationship with Mike Bloomberg - she just wants him to win

Canada geese fly over the Middle Creek Reservoir as others rest on the ice in the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Stevens, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 9, 2020. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Kyle Grantham

Hunting is declining, creating a crisis for conservation

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