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The Ways in Which Writing May or May Not Resemble Sex

The Ways in Which Writing May or May Not Resemble Sex

Nicola Waldron Wonders if Writing Can Be a Kink

By Nicola Waldron | August 20, 2019

Amitav Ghosh and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on Indian Epics in Modern Novels

Amitav Ghosh and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on Indian Epics in Modern Novels

The Authors of Gun Island and The Forest of Enchantments in Conversation

By Literary Hub | August 20, 2019

Lessons From Nabokov: Finding Freedom in a Foreign Language

Lessons From Nabokov: Finding Freedom in a Foreign Language

Rajia Hassib on Mastering a Third Language

By Rajia Hassib | August 19, 2019

Dear Yusef Komunyakaa: <br>A Letter From Gregory Pardlo

Dear Yusef Komunyakaa:
A Letter From Gregory Pardlo

On Neon Vernacular and the Long Half-Life of Double Consciousness

By Gregory Pardlo | August 19, 2019

Edoardo Albinati on Masculinity, Italy, and Fascism

Edoardo Albinati on Masculinity, Italy, and Fascism

The Author of The Catholic School in Conversation
with Francesco Pacifico

By Francesco Pacifico | August 19, 2019

In the Age of Endless Scrolling, Jun’ichiro Tanizaki Helps Us Stand Still

In the Age of Endless Scrolling, Jun’ichiro Tanizaki Helps Us Stand Still

When Attention to Detail is a Subversive Move

By Kanako Nishi | August 19, 2019

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The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Lolita

By Emily Temple | August 16, 2019

Plunging Into the 1970s' Altered States of Awareness

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By Isabelle Davis | August 15, 2019

Roy Jacobsen on the Backbone of Nordic Literature: the Sagas of Iceland

Roy Jacobsen on the Backbone of Nordic Literature: the Sagas of Iceland

Some of Europe's Most Enduring, Complex Literary Works

By Roy Jacobsen | August 14, 2019

A Literature of Belonging: Stories of Real America

A Literature of Belonging: Stories of Real America

Abby Manzella Recommends Books by Sarah Broom,
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By Abby Manzella | August 13, 2019

On the Gleefully Indecent Poems of a Medieval Welsh Feminist Poet

On the Gleefully Indecent Poems of a Medieval Welsh Feminist Poet

Gwerful Mechain, Author of Classics Like "Poem to the Vagina" and "Poem to the Penis"

By Lauren Cocking | August 9, 2019

11 Famous Writers on the Genius and Influence of Shirley Jackson

11 Famous Writers on the Genius and Influence of Shirley Jackson

"Misanthropy always goes down better with a sense of humor."

By Emily Temple | August 9, 2019

The Surreal, Virtual Worlds of Palestinian Science Fiction

The Surreal, Virtual Worlds of Palestinian Science Fiction

At the Intersection of Dystopia and Technology in Palestinian Life

By Bhakti Shringarpure | August 9, 2019

On the History (and Future) of YA and Speculative Fiction by Black Women

On the History (and Future) of YA and Speculative Fiction by Black Women

Stephanie Toliver on Not Deferring the Dream of Black Girls Being Represented in YASF

By Stephanie Toliver | August 8, 2019

The Novel F. Scott Fitzgerald <br>Never Wrote

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A Romantic Drama Against the Backdrop of History

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