How to make writing easier, according to one of comedy's greatest minds. (Hint: it involves elves.)

How to make writing easier, according to one of comedy's greatest minds. (Hint: it involves elves.)

By Walker Caplan | May 3, 2021

Thoughts on Sports, Real Estate, and Drinking: Robert Frost Writes to His Son

Thoughts on Sports, Real Estate, and Drinking: Robert Frost Writes to His Son

“We needn’t feel very far away from each other.”

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"Write as if you were dying." Read Annie Dillard’s greatest writing advice.

By Walker Caplan | April 30, 2021

Excavating the Life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Author of an American Classic

Excavating the Life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Author of an American Classic

The Writer of The Yearling Gets a Long-Deserved Biography

By Ann McCutchan | April 30, 2021

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

Gail Crowther Considers How Two Literary Icons Challenged and Inspired Each Other

By Gail Crowther | April 28, 2021

How a Bold Young American Changed the Way Scholars Think About Homer

How a Bold Young American Changed the Way Scholars Think About Homer

Robert Kanigel on the Unlikely Legacy of Milman Parry

By Robert Kanigel | April 28, 2021

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Why Nabokov’s poem about Superman’s sex life was rejected by The New Yorker.

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Life Beyond Act One: Why We Need More Stories About Older Women

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The Dark Side of an Auteur: On Alfred Hitchcock’s Treatment of Women

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Edward White Looks at the Assault Allegations of Tippi Hedren and Others

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An original Robert Frost manuscript is up for auction.

An original Robert Frost manuscript is up for auction.

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Everything you need to know about this week’s manufactured Jane Austen controversy.

Everything you need to know about this week’s manufactured Jane Austen controversy.

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Despite protests from employees, Simon & Schuster still plans to publish Mike Pence’s book.

Despite protests from employees, Simon & Schuster still plans to publish Mike Pence’s book.

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Alyssa Collins has been awarded the Octavia E. Butler Fellowship.

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Monstrosity Plucked From Garbage Can: On Mae West’s early career as a controversial playwright.

Monstrosity Plucked From Garbage Can: On Mae West’s early career as a controversial playwright.

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Watch Spalding Gray perform <em>Our Town</em>’s legendary opening monologue.

Watch Spalding Gray perform Our Town’s legendary opening monologue.

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