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Refuge, Gossip, and Revelation on the Private Book Club Circuit

Refuge, Gossip, and Revelation on the Private Book Club Circuit

Marjan Kamali on Visiting the Homes of Her Readers

By Marjan Kamali | March 13, 2020

What We Can Learn (and Should Unlearn) From Albert Camus's <em>The Plague</em>

What We Can Learn (and Should Unlearn) From Albert Camus's The Plague

Liesl Schillinger on Catastrophe, Contagion, and the Human Condition

By Liesl Schillinger | March 13, 2020

Snobs, Sophisticates, and Scathing Reviews in Wartime London

Snobs, Sophisticates, and Scathing Reviews in Wartime London

D.J. Taylor on Cyril Connolly Shepherd of "High Brow" Literature

By D.J. Taylor | March 13, 2020

A Close Reading of the Chilling Prologue of Donna Tartt's <em>The Secret History</em>

A Close Reading of the Chilling Prologue of Donna Tartt's The Secret History

"Why, looking for new ferns."

By Emily Temple | March 12, 2020

Cultivating Solitude, <br>The Henry James' Way

Cultivating Solitude,
The Henry James' Way

On “the lonely celibate who has to boil his own pot.”

By Fenton Johnson | March 10, 2020

Pintle, Gudgeon, Chock: On the Rich, Wonderful (and Odd) Vocabulary of Sailing

Pintle, Gudgeon, Chock: On the Rich, Wonderful (and Odd) Vocabulary of Sailing

Luis Jaramillo Heads to the Hudson for a Break From Writing

By Luis Jaramillo | March 10, 2020

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On Shirley Hazzard and the Antipodean Gaze

By Michelle de Krester | March 9, 2020

How Can Palestinian Writers Resist Consumption by Colonial Narratives?

By George Abraham | March 6, 2020

How Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Continues to Show Up in Literary Fiction

By David Lerner Schwartz | March 5, 2020

The Hidden Power of the Passive Protagonist

The Hidden Power of the Passive Protagonist

Jessi Jezewska Stevens on Characters with Perpetual Potential

By Jessi Jezewska Stevens | March 5, 2020

Writing and Confronting Terror in the Form of a Color

Writing and Confronting Terror in the Form of a Color

Theodore Wheeler's Notes on Blue

By Theodore Wheeler | March 5, 2020

The 75 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>On the Road</em>

The 75 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of On the Road

"Like reading Mapquest directions for several hundred pages."

By Emily Temple | March 4, 2020

Hilary Leichter on the Derangements of Late Capitalism

Hilary Leichter on the Derangements of Late Capitalism

Kristin Iversen Talks to the Author of Temporary

By Kristin Iversen | March 3, 2020

What Do We Do with <em>The Age of Innocence</em> in 2020?

What Do We Do with The Age of Innocence in 2020?

Sarah Blackwood on the Lasting Insights of Edith Wharton's Classic

By Sarah Blackwood | March 3, 2020

On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

Nick Ripatrazone Considers the Faith of an American Icon

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 2, 2020

<em>The Woman in Black</em> has come to haunt New York City.

The Woman in Black has come to haunt New York City.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 28, 2020

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