Stephen King: Master of Almost All the Genres Except

Stephen King: Master of Almost All the Genres Except "Literary"

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A Conflicted Feminist Revenge Fantasy for the #MeToo Era

A Conflicted Feminist Revenge Fantasy for the #MeToo Era

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Why is <em>Bad Behavior</em> So Good?

Why is Bad Behavior So Good?

Mary Gaitskill's Debut Collection Turns 30

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The Maternal, Feminist Utopias of Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Maternal, Feminist Utopias of Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Famous for "The Yellow Wallpaper," Gilman Had an Optimistic Streak

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The Nightmarish Dream Logic of Bruno Schulz

The Nightmarish Dream Logic of Bruno Schulz

Joe Fletcher on Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

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When Walt Whitman's Poems Were Rejected For Being Too Timely

When Walt Whitman's Poems Were Rejected For Being Too Timely

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