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In Defense of the Present Tense

In Defense of the Present Tense

It is Everywhere, Including Our Writing

By Alexander Chee | August 5, 2015

The Deep, Dark Genius of Shirley Jackson

The Deep, Dark Genius of Shirley Jackson

Dale Peck Revisits Her Novel, 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle'

By Dale Peck | August 4, 2015

The Perpetual Now of Life on the Margins

The Perpetual Now of Life on the Margins

Comyns, Metcalf, Berlin: Learning From Literary Reissues

By Tobias Carroll | July 31, 2015

David Foster Wallace, Reluctant Movie Star

David Foster Wallace, Reluctant Movie Star

On the Perils and Pleasures of Hagiography

By Bridget Read | July 30, 2015

Laura Dave and the Deeper Beach Read

Laura Dave and the Deeper Beach Read

If You Can't Get to the Beach, Get to the Books

By Elisabeth Donnelly | July 29, 2015

Finding Joy

Finding Joy

The Search for C.S. Lewis's Unlikely Wife

By Abigail Santamaria | July 29, 2015

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The Invention of the Modern Monster

By Theodora Goss | July 28, 2015

In Praise of the Unlinked Story Collection

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The Literary Period Piece: Forever Current

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Reviewing the Reviews of Harper Lee's Newsmaking Book

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Nikola Tesla, An Alien Intelligence

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