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Sigrid Nunez on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s <em>The Great Gatsby</em>

Sigrid Nunez on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | June 18, 2025

Nicholson Baker on the Unsung Pleasures of the World

Nicholson Baker on the Unsung Pleasures of the World

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

By Thresholds | June 18, 2025

How to Teach a Controversial Novel of Racial and Sexual Violence in 2025

How to Teach a Controversial Novel of Racial and Sexual Violence in 2025

erin Khuê Ninh on the Reissue of Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s 1997 Novel “Blu’s Hanging”

By erin Khuê Ninh | June 17, 2025

Leo Carey on What’s Not There

Leo Carey on What’s Not There

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | June 17, 2025

Immaculate, Erotic and Quintessentially Modern: On Edna O’Brien’s <em>Night</em>

Immaculate, Erotic and Quintessentially Modern: On Edna O’Brien’s Night

Jane Alison In Praise of a Little-Known Novel From Ireland’s Foremost Chronicler of the Feminine Experience

By Jane Alison | June 17, 2025

What Does It Mean To Be a Working Class Writer at Iowa Writers’ Workshop?

What Does It Mean To Be a Working Class Writer at Iowa Writers’ Workshop?

Lee Cole on the Absence of Working Class Perspectives in our Literary Institutions

By Lee Cole | June 17, 2025

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Magazine Pieces: On the Cursed Art of Fact Checking

Lies, Damn Lies, and Magazine Pieces: On the Cursed Art of Fact Checking

Isabel Ruehl Reads Austin Kelley’s Debut Novel “The Fact Checker”

By Isabel Clara Ruehl | June 16, 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

Against Homophobic Traditionalism: The Revelations of Writing Queer Historical Fiction

Against Homophobic Traditionalism: The Revelations of Writing Queer Historical Fiction

Phil Melanson Argues on Leonardo da Vinci, Bad Reviews, and Bucking History'’s Heteronormativity

By Phil Melanson | June 16, 2025

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s <em>Iliad</em>

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s Iliad

Emily Hauser Explores Ancient Greek Visions of Gender

By Emily Hauser | June 13, 2025

Liberating Lit: Iryn Tushabe on Writing Stories of African Black Queer Joy Under Oppression

Liberating Lit: Iryn Tushabe on Writing Stories of African Black Queer Joy Under Oppression

The Author of “Everything Is Fine Here” Recalls a Seminal “This American Life” Episode

By Iryn Tushabe | June 13, 2025

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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Food as First Language: Mike Curato on the Validation of Learning to Cook Filipino Food

Food as First Language: Mike Curato on the Validation of Learning to Cook Filipino Food

The Author of “Gaysians” Rediscovers Memories of an Immigrant Childhood Through Special Dishes

By Mike Curato | June 13, 2025

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