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In California, Visions of Defiance and Grace

In California, Visions of Defiance and Grace

Finding Political Inspiration in the Unlikeliest of Places: The Opera

By Veronica Esposito | January 22, 2018

How to Read Caves

How to Read Caves

From Tennessee's Tuckaleechee Caverns to the
Caves of John Keats, Virgil, and Virginia Woolf

By Susan Harlan | January 19, 2018

The Literature of Bad Sex

The Literature of Bad Sex

Hermione Hoby on Power, Eros, and the Perfect Timing of 'Cat Person'

By Hermione Hoby | January 18, 2018

Good Writers Borrow, Great Writers Remix

Good Writers Borrow, Great Writers Remix

Why It’s Ok to Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle Fiction

By Lincoln Michel | January 12, 2018

Surviving 2017 with Borges: On the Art of Wonder and Wonder of Art

Surviving 2017 with Borges: On the Art of Wonder and Wonder of Art

Considering Good, Evil, Nazis, and All the What-Ifs That Make a Life

By Gabrielle Bellot | January 10, 2018

Hot Sex With Sea Monsters: A Comparative Study

Hot Sex With Sea Monsters: A Comparative Study

Or, Why is Mrs. Caliban So Much More Convincing Than The Shape of Water?

By Emily Temple | January 9, 2018

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Mothers, Daughters, Lovers: On the Groundbreaking Art of Kathleen Collins

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By J.M. Coetzee | January 2, 2018

Haunted by the Ghosts of Henry James and Jean Rhys

By Maud Casey | January 2, 2018

Ali Smith on the Prescient Genius of J.G. Ballard

Ali Smith on the Prescient Genius of J.G. Ballard

Super-Cannes: A Perfect Novel of the Millenium

By Ali Smith | December 28, 2017

Is <em>Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas</em> a Work of Genius?

Is Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas a Work of Genius?

On Russell and Lillian Hoban, Giants of 20th-Century Children's Literature

By Rebecca Rego Barry | December 20, 2017

The Privilege of Plotlessness

The Privilege of Plotlessness

Lynn Steger Strong on Reading About Rich People While the World Burns

By Lynn Steger Strong | December 18, 2017

A Close Reading of the Best Opening Paragraph of All Time

A Close Reading of the Best Opening Paragraph of All Time

From Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, of course

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The Bloody Catharsis of Femme Revenge

The Bloody Catharsis of Femme Revenge

Seeking Out Stories of Women Who are Finished Rising Above

By Emma C. Eisenberg | December 13, 2017

Against the Bad Sex in Fiction Award

Against the Bad Sex in Fiction Award

A Critically Misguided (and Ultimately Meaningless) Tradition

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Rebecca Solnit on Women's Work and the Myth of the Art Monster

Rebecca Solnit on Women's Work and the Myth of the Art Monster

Creativity and Advocacy Are No More (Or Less) Selfish Than Motherhood

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