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Lyn Hejinian: Everything is Imminent in Anything

Lyn Hejinian: Everything is Imminent in Anything

An Essay on Fending Off Chaos

By Lyn Hejinian | July 5, 2018

Holden Caulfield: Egotistical Whiner or Melancholy Boy Genius?

Holden Caulfield: Egotistical Whiner or Melancholy Boy Genius?

From Jesus-Figure to Incestuous Impulses, 13 Critics Weigh In

By Emily Temple | July 2, 2018

Will a Woman Writer Win Italy's Strega Prize This Year?

Will a Woman Writer Win Italy's Strega Prize This Year?

Since First Awarded in 1947, Only 10 Women Have Won It

By Jeanne Bonner | July 2, 2018

Why James Baldwin Went to the South and What It Meant to Him

Why James Baldwin Went to the South and What It Meant to Him

"Everybody Else was Paying Their Dues, and it was Time I Went Home and Paid Mine"

By Ed Pavlić | June 29, 2018

The Enduring Enigma of Véra Nabokov

The Enduring Enigma of Véra Nabokov

Why We Can't Stop Trying to Figure Her Out, in Fiction and Biography

By Miranda Popkey | June 28, 2018

Why We Love—and Need to Leave Behind—Dead Girl Stories

Why We Love—and Need to Leave Behind—Dead Girl Stories

"The Way We Tell Them Gives Us Permission to Look Away from Obvious Patterns"

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