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What Do We Really Mean By<br> 'Women's Fiction'?

What Do We Really Mean By
'Women's Fiction'?

Rachel Howard Recommends 6 Essays on the Gendering of Books

By Rachel Howard | April 10, 2019

Falling in Love with Malcolm X—and His Mastery of Metaphor

Falling in Love with Malcolm X—and His Mastery of Metaphor

"The metaphor reveals a world behind the world of things."

By Mateo Askaripour | April 10, 2019

Annie Proulx on Freewheeling<br> Nature Writer Ellen Meloy

Annie Proulx on Freewheeling
Nature Writer Ellen Meloy

"Some of the essays seem to have been written last week, so fresh are the topics."

By Annie Proulx | April 10, 2019

Svetlana Alexievich in Praise<br> of Maxim Osipov

Svetlana Alexievich in Praise
of Maxim Osipov

On the Russian Doctor Who Treats His Characters Like His Patients

By Svetlana Alexievich | April 9, 2019

Serial Killer As Instagram Influencer? On <em>Killing Eve</em>'s Cool Girl Assassin

Serial Killer As Instagram Influencer? On Killing Eve's Cool Girl Assassin

Rachel Vorona Cote: "It can be dangerous to hold someone, fictional or real, in esteem for superficial reasons."

By Rachel Vorona Cote | April 8, 2019

Your Surrealist Literature Starter Kit

Your Surrealist Literature Starter Kit

André Breton, Leonora Carrington, Kobo Abe, and More!

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On the Real-Time Thrill of Reading
a Writer's Diary

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In Praise of the 'How To' Creativity Workbook

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Creativity Can, In Fact, Be Taught

By Evan James | March 27, 2019

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The Author of The Other Americans Shifts Effortlessly From Poetry to Polemic

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The Life-Changing Magic of 10 Things I Hate About You

Or: Whence the Border Between Preference and Personality?

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How to Write About Burnout in the Gig Economy

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Maddie Crum on Narratives of Disconnected Work Life

By Maddie Crum | March 26, 2019

Western vs. Noir: How Two Genres Shaped Postwar American Culture

Western vs. Noir: How Two Genres Shaped Postwar American Culture

Franco Moretti on Opposing Big-Screen Views of the Country

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How Jamaica Kincaid Helped Me Understand My Mother

How Jamaica Kincaid Helped Me Understand My Mother

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