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When Setting Trumps Character

Great Writing About Place

By Tobias Carroll | November 23, 2015

80 Books No Woman Should Read

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Rebecca Solnit Tries to Kill a Zombie

By Rebecca Solnit | November 18, 2015

Ordinary Paris and the Art of Noticing

Ordinary Paris and the Art of Noticing

On Seeing Georges Perec's Infraordinary World

By Lauren Elkin | November 17, 2015

The Ever-Expanding World of David Mitchell

The Ever-Expanding World of David Mitchell

One Novel Out of Many, Filled With Eternally Recurring Characters

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Why We Read (And Write) Short Stories

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By Lorrie Moore | November 6, 2015

Digging Through Kathy Acker’s Stuff

Digging Through Kathy Acker’s Stuff

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