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  • The picket line for the HarperCollins strike.

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  • Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf reading a kid's book in Elf.

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  • The book cover of Iron Widow, featuring the protagonist looking defiant.

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  • Stack of books next to a speech bubble with the blue Twitter logo. Image: Alyssa Shotwell and Twitter.

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  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: Employees of HarperCollins Publisher participate in a strike outside the company's offices in Manhattan on November 15, 2022 in New York City. The strikers, who work in a variety of departments at the company, have been bargaining for a union contract since December 2021. Salary, and a commitment to diversity and union security rights are some of the demands the workers have presented to the company. The union, Local 2110 of the UAW, represents more than 250 HarperCollins employees in the design, editorial legal, marketing, publicity, and sales departments. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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