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The Rise of the Downfall of <br>the Dirtbag Heiress

The Rise of the Downfall of
the Dirtbag Heiress

Chelsea Davis on a Uniquely American Obsession

By Chelsea Davis | December 13, 2019

Rereading the Master of<br> 'Dying Teen' Lit

Rereading the Master of
'Dying Teen' Lit

Katy Hershberger Considers Lurlene McDaniel and the
Allure of a Problematic Genre

By Katy Hershberger | December 12, 2019

Virginia Woolf's Mother Haunts <br>Much of Her Writing

Virginia Woolf's Mother Haunts
Much of Her Writing

Gillian Gill on Julia Stephen's Multilayered
Relationship with Her Daughter

By Gillian Gill | December 12, 2019

Who Has the Right to Be a Writer?

Who Has the Right to Be a Writer?

Stewart Sinclair on What It Means (and Takes) to Have a Career in Writing

By Stewart Sinclair | December 12, 2019

Revelation and Return: Sixty Years of Grace Paley’s <em>The Little Disturbances of Man</em>

Revelation and Return: Sixty Years of Grace Paley’s The Little Disturbances of Man

Justin Taylor Revisits an Essential American Writer

By Justin Taylor | December 11, 2019

A Brief Contemporary History of Nairobi's Literary House Parties

A Brief Contemporary History of Nairobi's Literary House Parties

Carey Baraka on the Formation of a Vibrant Intellectual Scene

By Carey Baraka | December 11, 2019

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How Cleanliness and Beauty Became Intertwined
in the 18th Century

By Peter Ward | December 11, 2019

The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

By Judith Arcana | December 11, 2019

The Light As She Saw It: On Sitting in Emily Dickinson's Bedroom

By Julie Dobrow | December 11, 2019

Recognizing the Enduring Whiteness of Jane Austen

Recognizing the Enduring Whiteness of Jane Austen

Marcos Gonsalez on Diversifying Our Readings of the Canon

By Marcos Gonsalez | December 11, 2019

How to Write with Optimism About Nature<br> (in a Time of Disaster)

How to Write with Optimism About Nature
(in a Time of Disaster)

Tobias Carroll on Books by Isabella Tree, Marc Hamer,
and Tim Robinson

By Tobias Carroll | December 11, 2019

Siri Hustvedt on Panpsychism’s Shifting Foundations

Siri Hustvedt on Panpsychism’s Shifting Foundations

Considering Philip Goff’s Galileo’s Error: Foundations of a New Science of Consciousness

By Siri Hustvedt | December 10, 2019

What Audre Lorde Learned in Berlin About Afro-German Identity

What Audre Lorde Learned in Berlin About Afro-German Identity

Gabrielle Hickmon Explores a Seminal Work of
Global Feminism, Showing Our Colours

By Gabrielle Hickmon | December 10, 2019

Ignoble: On the Trail of Peter Handke’s Bosnian Illusions

Ignoble: On the Trail of Peter Handke’s Bosnian Illusions

John Erik Riley Takes the Long Road to Srebrenica

By John Erik Riley | December 9, 2019

Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

Considering the Relativity of Beauty in Human History

By Umberto Eco | December 9, 2019

The Default of American Fiction Can No Longer Be White and Male

The Default of American Fiction Can No Longer Be White and Male

Nadeem Zaman on Being a South-Asian Writer in America

By Nadeem Zaman | December 9, 2019

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