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Robert Gottlieb on a Neglected Russian Classic

Robert Gottlieb on a Neglected Russian Classic

Western Readers, if They Know it at All, Think of it As the Novel
About a Man Who Never Gets Out of Bed

By Robert Gottlieb | May 31, 2018

Is This the Year Dag Solstad Becomes a Household Name?

Is This the Year Dag Solstad Becomes a Household Name?

Two New Books in English by Norway's Best Living Writer

By Veronica Esposito | May 30, 2018

David Hayden:

David Hayden: "Men Still Too Often See Their Writing as the Canon"

An Homage to the Women Who Influenced My Writing

By David Hayden | May 25, 2018

Sex, Drugs, Rock n' Roll, and Mystical Poets

Sex, Drugs, Rock n' Roll, and Mystical Poets

An Essay/Conversation Between Beth Bachmann and Nick Flynn

By Literary Hub | May 23, 2018

The 12 Best Sherlock Holmes Stories, According to Arthur Conan Doyle

The 12 Best Sherlock Holmes Stories, According to Arthur Conan Doyle

After All, He Should Know

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2018

A Close Reading of <em>True Grit</em>'s Perfect First Paragraph

A Close Reading of True Grit's Perfect First Paragraph

Charles Portis’s Classic as an Object Lesson in Creating Character

By Emily Temple | May 18, 2018

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The Truth of Ray Bradbury's Prophetic Vision

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The Power of W. G. Sebald's Small Silences

By Nathan Goldman | May 18, 2018

Rereading Little Women in its 150th Anniversary Year

By Rebecca Foster | May 16, 2018

On Soseki's Bitingly Critical Novel, <em>I Am a Cat</em>

On Soseki's Bitingly Critical Novel, I Am a Cat

A Comic Evocation of the Author's Deep Pessimism about His Own Humanity

By John Nathan | May 16, 2018

George Saunders on the Emotional Realism of Bobbie Ann Mason

George Saunders on the Emotional Realism of Bobbie Ann Mason

Her Fiction is a Scale Model Where People Wander Beautiful, Hostile Dreamscapes

By George Saunders | May 15, 2018

Paul Bowles: 'Here's My Message. Everything Gets Worse'

Paul Bowles: 'Here's My Message. Everything Gets Worse'

Paul Theroux on the Existentialism of The Sheltering Sky

By Paul Theroux | May 11, 2018

Reading <em>The Golden Notebook</em> During a Summer of Too Many Weddings

Reading The Golden Notebook During a Summer of Too Many Weddings

On Doris Lessing's Exploration of the "Free Woman"

By Lara Feigel | May 10, 2018

Why Do Horror Stories Resonate So Deeply Right Now?

Why Do Horror Stories Resonate So Deeply Right Now?

From Get Out to The Changeling, These Are Creepy (Fictional) Times

By Tobias Carroll | May 10, 2018

What Snow White and the Evil Queen Taught Me About Desire

What Snow White and the Evil Queen Taught Me About Desire

"Fairy Tales Don’t Tell Children to Stop Wanting—Only to Be Careful"

By Julia Fine | May 8, 2018

Data-Driven Amazon Bookstores Can't Compete with Indies

Data-Driven Amazon Bookstores Can't Compete with Indies

So What, Exactly, is the Point?

By Antón Barba-Kay | May 4, 2018

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