The Enigma of Delmore Schwartz, the Luminous Poet Who Fell From Grace

The Enigma of Delmore Schwartz, the Luminous Poet Who Fell From Grace

Schwartz's Supporters Compared Him to Eliot, Pound, and Auden

By Ben Mazer | January 17, 2020

John F. Callahan on Ralph Ellison's Two Inviolable Identities

John F. Callahan on Ralph Ellison's Two Inviolable Identities

“To become a true American a white American’s identity
must partake of blackness.”

By John F. Callahan | January 16, 2020

Meet a Bad Man Who Became<br> a Truly Great Spy

Meet a Bad Man Who Became
a Truly Great Spy

Owen Matthews on Richard Sorge, Master of Espionage

By Owen Matthews | December 16, 2019

The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

Judith Arcana on the Writer's Upbringing, Marriage, Motherhood, and Career

By Judith Arcana | December 11, 2019

From the Diaries of Helen Garner: The Trials of <br>Daily Life, c. 1979

From the Diaries of Helen Garner: The Trials of
Daily Life, c. 1979

“Memo: do not drink coffee. It engenders baseless optimism about
my powers of creation.”

By Freeman's | December 9, 2019

The Letters of Ralph Ellison: On the Making of a Literary Giant

The Letters of Ralph Ellison: On the Making of a Literary Giant

John F. Callahan Looks at What Decades of Correspondence Can Reveal

By John F. Callahan | December 6, 2019

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Maaza Mengiste on Women Pushing to the Front Lines of Conflict

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How Ian McKellen Almost Didn't Play Gandalf

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Announcing the Shortlist for Reading Women's Fiction Award

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On the Sci-Fi Pioneer Who Brought Math to the Masses

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