Why Is it 'Unrealistic' to Show Women in Power in Fantasy?

Why Is it 'Unrealistic' to Show Women in Power in Fantasy?

Kate Elliott and Ken Liu in conversation

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Shirley Hazzard and a Lost Literary Intelligentsia

Shirley Hazzard and a Lost Literary Intelligentsia

In Conversation with John Freeman, Upper East Side, circa 2005

By John Freeman | December 15, 2016

4 Writers on the Literary Women Who Most Inspire Them

4 Writers on the Literary Women Who Most Inspire Them

Ashley C. Ford, Barbara Browning, Larissa Pham, & Julia Sanches, in Support of Planned Parenthood

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A Literary Round Table With Michelle Latiolais

A Literary Round Table With Michelle Latiolais

Something Between a Lit Celebrity Roast and a Best Case Post-Reading Q&A Session

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Claire Messud on Philsophy, Tragicomedy, and Dog Indigestion

Claire Messud on Philsophy, Tragicomedy, and Dog Indigestion

A Q&A Inspired by Messud's Essay "Going to the Dogs"

By Paige Jarvis | December 14, 2016

Life in Interesting Times: What Orwell Can (and Can't) Teach Us

Life in Interesting Times: What Orwell Can (and Can't) Teach Us

In conversation with John Reed on Fascism and the Neo-Liberal Oligarchy

By Jordan A. Rothacker | December 13, 2016

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Watch James Toback Tell The Story of Getting Punched by Norman Mailer

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What Was the First Book You Fell in Love With?

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How to Love Your Crooked Neighbor With Your Crooked Heart

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Love in a Time of Plague: Lessons from the Front Lines of AIDS Activism

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Interview With a Gatekeeper: OR Books' Colin Robinson

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Ted Chiang on <em>Arrival</em>, the Boredom of Moviemaking, and <em>The Princess Bride</em>

Ted Chiang on Arrival, the Boredom of Moviemaking, and The Princess Bride

In Conversation with a Writer Seeing His Work on the Big Screen

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