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When Nerds Play Sports

When Nerds Play Sports

Puns, Dunks, and the Search for Lost Youth

By Erin Somers | June 18, 2015

Nell Zink's 'Mislaid' in 10 Quotations

Nell Zink's 'Mislaid' in 10 Quotations

Tell, Don't Show: In Which Rachel Dolezal Does Not Appear

By Oscar Van Gelderen | June 18, 2015

It Starts With Trouble: William Goyen and the Life of Writing

It Starts With Trouble: William Goyen and the Life of Writing

Clark Davis

By Lit Hub Excerpts | June 18, 2015

In Praise of the Book Tower

In Praise of the Book Tower

On Clutter, Collecting, and the Infinite Stack

By Susan Harlan | June 17, 2015

The Joy of Throwing Away An Entire Novel

The Joy of Throwing Away An Entire Novel

How a 97,000-Word Manuscript Ends Up in the Ditch

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