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Weird, funny, dark children's books that I can recommend (as an adult, however).

Weird, funny, dark children's books that I can recommend (as an adult, however).

By Janet Manley | July 26, 2023

The New Sex Writing: In Praise of the

The New Sex Writing: In Praise of the "Idiotic Erotic"

Tamara Faith Berger on Letting the Sluts Speak

By Tamara Faith Berger | July 26, 2023

A Queer Reimagining of James Joyce's <em>Ulysses</em> in Northern England

A Queer Reimagining of James Joyce's Ulysses in Northern England

Helen Palmer on Why She Chose 1990s Blackpool for the Setting of Pleasure Beach

By Helen Palmer | July 26, 2023

Jonathan Galassi Remembers His Friend, the Great Robert Gottlieb

Jonathan Galassi Remembers His Friend, the Great Robert Gottlieb

“The last and arguably the most successful of the editor-publishers.”

By Jonathan Galassi | July 25, 2023

Terrance Hayes Remembers Lucie Brock-Broido and Her Immortal Poetic Cats

Terrance Hayes Remembers Lucie Brock-Broido and Her Immortal Poetic Cats

“Cats purred seeking the contours of her language between their ears.”

By Terrance Hayes | July 25, 2023

Wang Xiaobo on the Limitless Mind of Italo Calvino

Wang Xiaobo on the Limitless Mind of Italo Calvino

“Literature has infinite potential. What could be wrong with that?”

By Wang Xiaobo | July 25, 2023

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Jack Zipes on the Political Potential of Fairy Tales

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What Completism Can Teach Us About the Creative Process

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The Unique Challenges of Translating <em>The Brothers Karamazov</em> Into English

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