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A Visa for a Hobbit: How the Tools of Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Can Help Immigrant Writers

A Visa for a Hobbit: How the Tools of Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Can Help Immigrant Writers

Minsoo Kang on J.R.R. Tolkien and the Surprising Power of Escapism

By Minsoo Kang | July 17, 2024

Jeffrey Eugenides and Yiyun Li on Colm Tóibín

Jeffrey Eugenides and Yiyun Li on Colm Tóibín

On the Occasion of His National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Achievement in Literature

By Literary Hub | July 17, 2024

Jeffrey Eugenides on Colm Tóibín, “The Kindest Person in the World”

Jeffrey Eugenides on Colm Tóibín, “The Kindest Person in the World”

From His Speech at The National Arts Club

By Jeffrey Eugenides | July 17, 2024

Yiyun Li on the Master, Colm Tóibín

Yiyun Li on the Master, Colm Tóibín

From Her Speech at The National Arts Club

By Yiyun Li | July 17, 2024

Empowering Eerieness: How Gothic Romances Helped Alisa Alering Escape the Misery of a Small Town

Empowering Eerieness: How Gothic Romances Helped Alisa Alering Escape the Misery of a Small Town

The Author of “Smothermoss” on Victoria Holt, the Gothic Formula, and Loneliness in Life and Lit

By Alisa Alering | July 17, 2024

How Judy Blume’s <em>Deenie</em> Helped Destigmatize Masturbation

How Judy Blume’s Deenie Helped Destigmatize Masturbation

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Laura Van Den Berg on Merging Autofiction With Speculative Fiction

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Crooked Parallels: On Alice Munro, Andrea Skinner, and My Mother’s Failure to Protect Me

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Two Authors, One Subject: Zoë Eisenberg and Rhaina Cohen on Writing Intimate Friendships

Two Authors, One Subject: Zoë Eisenberg and Rhaina Cohen on Writing Intimate Friendships

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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“I Refused to Be a War Bride.” Or, Why I Set My Novels in Nova Scotia

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My Local Indie Won’t Stock My Buzzy Debut and I’m Pissed: Am I the Literary Asshole?

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