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On Edgar Allan Poe's Creepy Doppelgänger Story,

On Edgar Allan Poe's Creepy Doppelgänger Story, "William Wilson"

A Month of Edgar Allan Poe Continues on
The History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | October 12, 2020

5 Great Books You May Have Missed in September

5 Great Books You May Have Missed in September

Including Megan Gail Coles, Anja Kampmann, and More

By Bethanne Patrick | October 9, 2020

How Halldór Laxness Brings the Heroic to the Everyday

How Halldór Laxness Brings the Heroic to the Everyday

John Freeman on the Moral Power of Independent People

By John Freeman | October 6, 2020

Where Are the Unlikeable Female Characters in Young Adult Fiction?

Where Are the Unlikeable Female Characters in Young Adult Fiction?

Hayley Krischer on the Reluctance to Publish Stories of Unlovable Girls

By Hayley Krischer | October 6, 2020

Ishmael Reed: Mr. Miranda, <em>Hamilton</em> Left Out a Few Things

Ishmael Reed: Mr. Miranda, Hamilton Left Out a Few Things

A Critical Take on the Broadway Hit

By Ishmael Reed | October 6, 2020

Why is <em>The Known World</em> <br>So Good?

Why is The Known World
So Good?

Emily Temple on Edward P. Jones's Master Class in Time Management

By Emily Temple | October 5, 2020

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The Shape of His Stories: In Praise of Edward P. Jones

By Elizabeth Poliner | October 5, 2020

On the Haunting Remorse of Edgar Allan Poe's
"The Black Cat"

By History of Literature | October 5, 2020

A Conversion of Suffering: At the Intersection of Poetry and Psychoanalysis in Paul Celan

By Jamieson Webster | October 2, 2020

The Case for Writing a Memoir in Essays

The Case for Writing a Memoir in Essays

Beth Kephart on the Power of Fragmentation in Books By Sonja Livingston, Megan Stielstra, and More

By Beth Kephart | October 2, 2020

What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

Is It Purpose? Portability? James Raven Has Some Questions

By James Raven | October 1, 2020

On Reengaging with Franz Kafka's Astonishing Worlds

On Reengaging with Franz Kafka's Astonishing Worlds

Gregory Ariail Considers the "Lost" and Newly Translated Fragments

By Gregory Ariail | October 1, 2020

Pediatrician and Author Sayantani DasGupta on Stories as Good Medicine

Pediatrician and Author Sayantani DasGupta on Stories as Good Medicine

From the NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | October 1, 2020

At Their Own Pace: Why Reading Is Not an Inherent Moral Good

At Their Own Pace: Why Reading Is Not an Inherent Moral Good

Katherine Gaudet on Raising Reluctant Readers

By Katherine Gaudet | September 30, 2020

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, September Edition

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, September Edition

South American Rivers, Sex robots, Whale Sharks, and More

By Book Marks | September 30, 2020

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, September Edition

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, September Edition

The lives of Stephen Hawking, Toussaint Louverture, Adolf Hitler, and more

By Book Marks | September 29, 2020

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