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How <em>Heart of Darkness</em> Revealed the Horror of Congo's Rubber Trade

How Heart of Darkness Revealed the Horror of Congo's Rubber Trade

Conrad's Novel Led to Investigation (and Legislation) of Human Rights Abuses

By Maya Jasanoff | December 7, 2017

Ursula K. Le Guin: Who Cares About the Great American Novel?

Ursula K. Le Guin: Who Cares About the Great American Novel?

Against a Uselessly Competitive, Hopelessly Gendered Concept

By Ursula K. Le Guin | December 6, 2017

Against the Attention Economy: Short Stories Are Not Quick Literary Fixes

Against the Attention Economy: Short Stories Are Not Quick Literary Fixes

Brandon Taylor, in Praise of Slow Reading

By Brandon Taylor | December 6, 2017

Whatever Happened to the Ecstasy of Art?

Whatever Happened to the Ecstasy of Art?

Arts Policy, Like All Policy, is Now Dominated by the Language of Managerialism

By Jules Evans | December 6, 2017

The Other Invisibles of Ralph Ellison's <em>Invisible Man</em>

The Other Invisibles of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

Gabrielle Bellot on the Othering of Caribbeans and Africans in America

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 1, 2017

The New Bad Girls of Contemporary Literature

The New Bad Girls of Contemporary Literature

How Myriam Gurba is Refreshing a Punk Confessional Tradition

By Ruby Brunton | December 1, 2017

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As the World Ends, Has the Time for Grieving Arrived?

By Sue Sinclair | December 1, 2017

Some Baffling Omissions From the NY Times' 100 Notable Books List

By Literary Hub | November 30, 2017

Beyond "Lyric Shame": Ben Lerner on Claudia Rankine and Maggie Nelson

By Ben Lerner | November 29, 2017

Anne of Green Gables: Patron Saint of Girls Who Ask Too Many Questions

Anne of Green Gables: Patron Saint of Girls Who Ask Too Many Questions

J. Courtney Sullivan in Praise of an Iconic Character

By J. Courtney Sullivan | November 28, 2017

The Promise and Disappointment of Virtual Reality

The Promise and Disappointment of Virtual Reality

A Cultural History of VR—And its Repeated Failure to Catch On

By Mark Riboldi | November 28, 2017

The Only Dissident Novel For Sale in Turkey

The Only Dissident Novel For Sale in Turkey

On the Lasting Impact of Madonna in a Fur Coat

By Maureen Freely | November 28, 2017

What Really Happened to the Girls at Hanging Rock?

What Really Happened to the Girls at Hanging Rock?

Maile Meloy on a 50-Year Literary Mystery

By Maile Meloy | November 27, 2017

Justice for Maggie: On George Eliot's Most Underrated Heroine

Justice for Maggie: On George Eliot's Most Underrated Heroine

Maggie Tulliver Deserves Our Praise Just as Much as Dorothea Brooke

By Rachel Vorona Cote | November 22, 2017

Long Tables, Open Bottles, and Smoke: Hanging Out with Derek Walcott

Long Tables, Open Bottles, and Smoke: Hanging Out with Derek Walcott

Sven Birkerts on Literary Life in 1980s Boston, with a Trio of Great Poets

By Sven Birkerts | November 22, 2017

<em>Call Me By Your Name</em> is an Object Lesson in Adapting Interiority

Call Me By Your Name is an Object Lesson in Adapting Interiority

You must see this movie immediately

By Emily Temple | November 20, 2017

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