A Literary History of the Nose

A Literary History of the Nose

In Which Very Few Olfactory Puns Are Committed

By Dustin Illingworth | September 1, 2015

We Need <em>Diverse</em> Diverse Books

We Need Diverse Diverse Books

We Tell Stories in Order to Live—But Who's "We"?

By Matthew Salesses | August 31, 2015

One of the All-Time Great One-Hit Wonder Novels

One of the All-Time Great One-Hit Wonder Novels

On Leonard Gardner’s Fat City

By Aaron Gilbreath | August 28, 2015

In Praise of the New Modernists

In Praise of the New Modernists

Alexandra Kleeman, George Saunders... Experimental and Deeply Felt

By Jonathan Russell Clark | August 26, 2015

A History of Encounters with <em>The Lover</em>

A History of Encounters with The Lover

On Rereading Marguerite Duras's Masterpiece

By Laura van den Berg | August 25, 2015

Reclaiming David Foster Wallace from the Lit-Bros

Reclaiming David Foster Wallace from the Lit-Bros

Has Anyone Actually Read Infinite Jest?

By Jonathan Russell Clark | August 20, 2015

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On the Intense Power of Literary Friendship

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American Women: Masters of the Short Story

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Peter Carey: Punk Rock Novelist

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Alexander Chee Looks Back at ‘The Tax Inspector’

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In Defense of the Present Tense

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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'

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The Perpetual Now of Life on the Margins

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David Foster Wallace, Reluctant Movie Star

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On the Perils and Pleasures of Hagiography

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