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The Sociopath in Black and White: A Reading List

The Sociopath in Black and White: A Reading List

From Mr. Ripley to Fagin, a List of Favorite Characters Who
Lack a Conscience

By Dr. Martha Stout | May 6, 2020

Remembering H.G. Carrillo, and His Marvelous Recounting of Cuban History

Remembering H.G. Carrillo, and His Marvelous Recounting of Cuban History

Manuel Muñoz Introduces the Late Author's Novel, Loosing My Espanish

By H.G. Carrillo | May 6, 2020

Annie Ernaux’s Object Lessons: <br> Braiding Identity Through Time

Annie Ernaux’s Object Lessons:
Braiding Identity Through Time

Mary Hawthorne on The Years

By Mary Hawthorne | May 6, 2020

Anne Carson on Marilyn Monroe and Helen of Troy

Anne Carson on Marilyn Monroe and Helen of Troy

"They had the same power—to stick in the throat of Desire."

By Sarah Moore | May 4, 2020

Dear Eavan Boland, I Wanted to Send You a Letter

Dear Eavan Boland, I Wanted to Send You a Letter

Amy Robinson on the Poet Who Changed Her Life

By Amy Robinson | May 1, 2020

The Internet Novel Is As Chaotic As Your Twitter Feed

The Internet Novel Is As Chaotic As Your Twitter Feed

Can Fiction Make Sense of Distraction?

By Maddie Crum | May 1, 2020

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Newly-Translated Latin American Stories Defy Colonial Myths

Newly-Translated Latin American Stories Defy Colonial Myths

Lucas Iberico Lozada on Expanding the Canon

By Lucas Iberico Lozada | April 30, 2020

More Reasons to Move to New Zealand: A Literary Guide

More Reasons to Move to New Zealand: A Literary Guide

Literary Landmarks, Contemporary Writing, and More

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Rufi Thorpe on the Narrative Role of the Bystander

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Writing Ordinary People Who Witness the Extraordinary

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Robert Stone's Journalism Set New Moral and Artistic High-Water Marks

Robert Stone's Journalism Set New Moral and Artistic High-Water Marks

Matt Gallagher Breaks Down the Mechanics of Stone's Political Writings

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Why T.S. Eliot Has Remained an Enigma

Why T.S. Eliot Has Remained an Enigma

Vijay Seshadri on the Historical Forces that Shaped Him

By Vijay Seshadri | April 28, 2020

The Saint and I: On Augustine and Writing About Mothers

The Saint and I: On Augustine and Writing About Mothers

Natalie Carnes on What the Confessions Got Wrong

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All Poetry is Collaboration

All Poetry is Collaboration

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