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We Tell Stories in Order to Live—But Who's "We"?

By Matthew Salesses | August 31, 2015

One of the All-Time Great One-Hit Wonder Novels

One of the All-Time Great One-Hit Wonder Novels

On Leonard Gardner’s Fat City

By Aaron Gilbreath | August 28, 2015

In Praise of the New Modernists

In Praise of the New Modernists

Alexandra Kleeman, George Saunders... Experimental and Deeply Felt

By Jonathan Russell Clark | August 26, 2015

A History of Encounters with <em>The Lover</em>

A History of Encounters with The Lover

On Rereading Marguerite Duras's Masterpiece

By Laura van den Berg | August 25, 2015

Reclaiming David Foster Wallace from the Lit-Bros

Reclaiming David Foster Wallace from the Lit-Bros

Has Anyone Actually Read Infinite Jest?

By Jonathan Russell Clark | August 20, 2015

On the Intense Power of Literary Friendship

On the Intense Power of Literary Friendship

Alexandra Kleeman and Kathleen Alcott in Conversation

By Literary Hub | August 20, 2015

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American Women: Masters of the Short Story

By Bridget Read | August 19, 2015

Ottessa Moshfegh: What It Means to Be a Voice in the World

By Tobias Carroll | August 18, 2015

Lolita: From Transgressive Lit to Pop Iconography

By Rebecca Brill | August 18, 2015

Badass Women of Polish Mythology

Badass Women of Polish Mythology

Investigating the rusalka and the weight of cultural baggage

By Adrienne Celt | August 7, 2015

Peter Carey: Punk Rock Novelist

Peter Carey: Punk Rock Novelist

Alexander Chee Looks Back at ‘The Tax Inspector’

By Alexander Chee | August 6, 2015

In Defense of the Present Tense

In Defense of the Present Tense

It is Everywhere, Including Our Writing

By Alexander Chee | August 5, 2015

The Deep, Dark Genius of Shirley Jackson

The Deep, Dark Genius of Shirley Jackson

Dale Peck Revisits Her Novel, 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle'

By Dale Peck | August 4, 2015

The Perpetual Now of Life on the Margins

The Perpetual Now of Life on the Margins

Comyns, Metcalf, Berlin: Learning From Literary Reissues

By Tobias Carroll | July 31, 2015

David Foster Wallace, Reluctant Movie Star

David Foster Wallace, Reluctant Movie Star

On the Perils and Pleasures of Hagiography

By Bridget Read | July 30, 2015

Laura Dave and the Deeper Beach Read

Laura Dave and the Deeper Beach Read

If You Can't Get to the Beach, Get to the Books

By Elisabeth Donnelly | July 29, 2015

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