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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

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

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

By Walker Caplan | April 27, 2021

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

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

Mary Sharratt on Moving Beyond Coming of Age

By Mary Sharratt | April 27, 2021

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What the fresh hell? Magnum is releasing a Dante-themed ice cream bar.

By Walker Caplan | April 26, 2021

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

By Edward White | April 26, 2021

An original Robert Frost manuscript is up for auction.

By Walker Caplan | April 23, 2021

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.

By Walker Caplan | April 22, 2021

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.

By Walker Caplan | April 21, 2021

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

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

By Walker Caplan | April 21, 2021

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.

By Walker Caplan | April 20, 2021

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

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

By Walker Caplan | April 16, 2021

How the American Civil War Gave Walt Whitman a Call to Action

How the American Civil War Gave Walt Whitman a Call to Action

Mark Edmundson on the Great American Poet as Defender of Democracy

By Mark Edmundson | April 16, 2021

On the “Girl Stunt Reporters” Who Pioneered a New Genre of Investigative Journalism

On the “Girl Stunt Reporters” Who Pioneered a New Genre of Investigative Journalism

Kim Todd Remembers the Fearless Women Who Changed the Trajectory of Memoir and Reporting

By Kim Todd | April 16, 2021

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