On the 13 Words That Made Me a Writer

On the 13 Words That Made Me a Writer

Sofia Samatar Reflects on the Rich Language of Fantasy

By Sofia Samatar | March 29, 2016

Remembering Susan Sontag's Final Days

Remembering Susan Sontag's Final Days

Katie Roiphe on the Legendary Writer's Will to Survive

By Katie Roiphe | March 28, 2016

At the Existentialist Café

At the Existentialist Café

Sarah Bakewell

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Skateboarding in Fiction: A Brief History of Failure

Skateboarding in Fiction: A Brief History of Failure

On Accuracy and Authenticity in Art

By Jonathan Russell Clark | March 24, 2016

The Suicide Note as Literary Genre

The Suicide Note as Literary Genre

On the Last Words of Woolf, Koestler, Berryman, and More

By Dustin Illingworth | March 23, 2016

How to Be a Whaler's Wife in 1908: Boil Everything, Wash the Clothes in Gin

How to Be a Whaler's Wife in 1908: Boil Everything, Wash the Clothes in Gin

Shirley Barrett Goes Deep into the Domestic Research

By Shirley Barrett | March 23, 2016

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On history, heritage, and whitewashing

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Michel de Montaigne, Time Traveler

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