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The Patron Saints of Pessimism: A Writer's Pantheon

The Patron Saints of Pessimism: A Writer's Pantheon

Emil Cioran, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Other Funsters

By Eugene Thacker | July 19, 2018

My Book of Men: On the Poetry of Survival

My Book of Men: On the Poetry of Survival

Testimony is Not the Only Way to Speak of Sexual Violence

By Liz Bowen | July 18, 2018

What Can We Salvage of Objectivity?

What Can We Salvage of Objectivity?

From the Introduction to Michiko Kakutani's The Death of Truth

By Michiko Kakutani | July 17, 2018

The 100 Best One-Star Reviews of <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em>

The 100 Best One-Star Reviews of The Catcher in the Rye

"If I had written this book, I would have gone into hiding too"

By Emily Temple | July 16, 2018

Watching <em>The Handmaid's Tale</em> While Transitioning

Watching The Handmaid's Tale While Transitioning

Veronica Esposito on Encountering Misogyny in a New Way

By Veronica Esposito | July 16, 2018

Forget Zorro: Joaquín Murieta is the Outlaw-Hero We Need

Forget Zorro: Joaquín Murieta is the Outlaw-Hero We Need

Diana Gabaldon on a Neglected Classic by John Rollin Ridge

By Diana Gabaldon | July 16, 2018

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How Can Fiction Predict a Future That's Already Happening?

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Why I Added, Then Deleted, Trump from My Novel

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Lyn Hejinian: Everything is Imminent in Anything

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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?

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

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

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The Enduring Enigma of Véra Nabokov

The Enduring Enigma of Véra Nabokov

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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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Richard Flanagan on Social Media and the Death of a Private Life

Richard Flanagan on Social Media and the Death of a Private Life

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