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Kafka’s Last Wish, Brod’s First Betrayal

Kafka’s Last Wish, Brod’s First Betrayal

On the (Non) Burning of the Manuscript

By Benjamin Balint | September 18, 2018

Lisa Hanawalt: Drawing Progressive Westerns from the Horse's Perspective

Lisa Hanawalt: Drawing Progressive Westerns from the Horse's Perspective

The Visual Mind Behind BoJack Horseman is Having a Busy Year

By Michelle Delgado | September 18, 2018

What Do Superheroes and Zombies Have to Do With the End of the World?

What Do Superheroes and Zombies Have to Do With the End of the World?

Peter Biskind on Pop Culture's Obsession with How It All Ends

By Peter Biskind | September 18, 2018

On the Third Most Popular Poet of All Time

On the Third Most Popular Poet of All Time

Philip Metres Reveals His Family Connections to Khalil Gibran, Poet of 'The Prophet'

By Philip Metres | September 17, 2018

Why Literature Loves Lists

Why Literature Loves Lists

From Rabelais to Didion, an Incomplete List of Listmakers

By Brian Dillon | September 14, 2018

The Time a Bitter Rival Stole a Manuscript From William H. Gass

The Time a Bitter Rival Stole a Manuscript From William H. Gass

Never Trust a Man Named 'Edward Drogo Mork'

By Nick Ripatrazone | September 13, 2018

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Getting Inside the Mind of a Plagiarist

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By Kevin Young | September 5, 2018

The Pleasures of John Ashbery's

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Looking Back at his Final Poem, One Year After his Death

By Nathan Goldman | September 4, 2018

Have We Ever Had Enough Time to Read?

Have We Ever Had Enough Time to Read?

For Women of the 18th Century, the Answer is a Resounding "No"

By Christina Lupton | August 27, 2018

In Praise of Sex Writing That's About More Than Being Sexy

In Praise of Sex Writing That's About More Than Being Sexy

"I Want to Be Able to Read Stories That Don't Shy Away from Pain and Complexity"

By S. K. Perry | August 23, 2018

The Art of the Late Bloomer

The Art of the Late Bloomer

On the 18th-Century Artist Mary Delany and the Power of Second Acts

By Corinne Purtill | August 22, 2018

The Time I Went Fishing with Barry Hannah

The Time I Went Fishing with Barry Hannah

William Giraldi in Praise of the "Rebel of the English Language"

By William Giraldi | August 20, 2018

Making the Case for the Surreal Memoir

Making the Case for the Surreal Memoir

Pushing the Limits of Form, from Leonora Carrington to Wendy C. Ortiz

By Tobias Carroll | August 20, 2018

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