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On Gaza, Assia Wevill, and Finding “Permission to Narrate” in a Time of Genocide

On Gaza, Assia Wevill, and Finding “Permission to Narrate” in a Time of Genocide

Emily Van Duyne Reads Jamie Hood, Amie Souza Reilly, Zadie Smith, and Edward Said

By Emily Van Duyne | July 24, 2025

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

Taking a literary pilgrimage this summer? Visit these historic Black authors' homes.

By Brittany Allen | July 15, 2025

Dear Fanny, Don’t Worry, I Know You’re Dead

Dear Fanny, Don’t Worry, I Know You’re Dead

Ezra Fox on Working With Fanny Howe on Her Last Book

By Ezra Fox | July 14, 2025

The Politics of Care and Resistance in the Work of a Forgotten Pulitzer Prize-Winner

The Politics of Care and Resistance in the Work of a Forgotten Pulitzer Prize-Winner

Finding Hope in the Stories of Zona Gale

By Deborah Williams | July 14, 2025

Edmund White: Remembering a Doyen of LGBTQ+ Literature and His Mentorship

Edmund White: Remembering a Doyen of LGBTQ+ Literature and His Mentorship

Michael T. Luongo on the Loss of a Great Writer and Mentor

By Michael T. Luongo | July 11, 2025

“Let Me Tell You What I Love.” Remembering Fanny Howe

“Let Me Tell You What I Love.” Remembering Fanny Howe

On One of America’s Great Poets, Gone at 84

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 10, 2025

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“Fidelity to Both Pleasure and Humiliation.” On M.F.K. Fisher’s Feminist Realism

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Klara Feenstra Considers the Legacy of “The Gastronomical Me”

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Warts and All: In Praise of the Unauthorized Biography

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Brendan O’Meara Offers Some Advice to Writers and Journalists Seeking to Go Beyond the Sanitized

By Brendan O’Meara | June 23, 2025

How Four Literary Icons Chose the Pen Names That Made Them Famous

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Kirsty McHugh and Ian Scott Explore the Reasoning Behind Some Very Well Known Pseudonyms

By Kirsty McHugh and Ian Scott | June 20, 2025

How Edna Lewis Exemplified the Ethos of Queerness Throughout Her Life

How Edna Lewis Exemplified the Ethos of Queerness Throughout Her Life

John Birdsall on the Unconventional, Trailblazing Existence of an Icon of Southern Cooking

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Life After ABBA: One Day in London With Agnetha Fältskog

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Jan Gradvall Sits Down With the Lead Singer of the Iconic Swedish Pop Group

By Jan Gradvall | June 17, 2025

Art Imitates Life: Who Was the Real Woman Behind André Breton’s <em>Nadja</em>?

Art Imitates Life: Who Was the Real Woman Behind André Breton’s Nadja?

Mark Polizzotti Explores the Cultural Landscape of 1920s Paris Through the Eyes of the Surrealists and Their Muses

By Mark Polizzoti | June 16, 2025

“The Finch Interested Me...” In Memory of Lewis H. Lapham and the Magazine He Founded

“The Finch Interested Me...” In Memory of Lewis H. Lapham and the Magazine He Founded

Donovan Hohn Remembers a Mentor

By Donovan Hohn | June 13, 2025

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