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Contemporary Literary Novels Are Haunted by the Absence of Money

Contemporary Literary Novels Are Haunted by the Absence of Money

Naomi Kanakia Wonders Why Nobody Talks About the Thing We All Need

By Naomi Kanakia | April 16, 2024

The Sound of C: On Giving a Voice to the Words of Others

The Sound of C: On Giving a Voice to the Words of Others

Lissa Soep Chronicles the Process of Creating an Emotionally Authentic Audiobook

By Lissa Soep | April 16, 2024

The Literary Outsider: How Barbara Comyns Wrote Her Way to <em>The Juniper Tree</em>

The Literary Outsider: How Barbara Comyns Wrote Her Way to The Juniper Tree

Sarah McClung on the Author’s Lifelong Creative Development

By Sarah McClung | April 15, 2024

How To Write Egoless Prose, At Least For a Little While

How To Write Egoless Prose, At Least For a Little While

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By Steve Almond | April 15, 2024

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

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50 Ways to End a Poem

50 Ways to End a Poem

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More Than “Friendless” or “Fallen...” Giving Voice to the Women Who Misbehaved in History

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Busting Genre, in Style: Geoff Dyer on the Joy of Writing “Unpublishable” Books

By George Makari | April 11, 2024

5 Book Reviews to Read This Weeks

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“The collection reads like a juvenile burn book, totally uninterested in the world outside her group chat.”

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Opa! It’s All Greek to Me! Subverting the Tropes of Greek Culture in Media

Opa! It’s All Greek to Me! Subverting the Tropes of Greek Culture in Media

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Against Journaling: Dennis Tang on the Joys of Not Writing It All Down

Against Journaling: Dennis Tang on the Joys of Not Writing It All Down

“Don’t be afraid of losing touch with the past. After all, you were there, living it.”

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Phil Jones on Why We Read Samuel Johnson

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S.L. Wisenberg on How We Talk About Cancer

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Real People, Real Pain: On the Ethics of Telling True Stories of Trauma

Real People, Real Pain: On the Ethics of Telling True Stories of Trauma

Philip Eil Considers the Potentially Sensitive Nature of Book Promotion

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What Do You Get When You Cross the Contemporary Novel with Nature Writing?

What Do You Get When You Cross the Contemporary Novel with Nature Writing?

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