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Tessa Hadley on Alice Munro Reading

Tessa Hadley on Alice Munro Reading "Differently"

"A Little More Abrasive, Buoyant... Defiant?"

By Tessa Hadley | July 10, 2017

Writing in the Shadow of a Masterpiece: On Homage

Writing in the Shadow of a Masterpiece: On Homage

Margot Livesy Celebrates the Joy and Anxiety of Literary Borrowing

By Margot Livesy | July 5, 2017

Systemic Cruelty, Mass Sadism, and Reading

Systemic Cruelty, Mass Sadism, and Reading "The Lottery" in 2017

Shirley Jackson's Classic Fable is Always Relevant to America

By Emily Temple | June 27, 2017

Was <em>Jane Eyre</em> Written as a Secret Love Letter?

Was Jane Eyre Written as a Secret Love Letter?

An Autobiography Transformed Into a Novel

By John Pfordresher | June 26, 2017

On a Wonderful, Beautiful, Almost Failed Sentence By Virginia Woolf

On a Wonderful, Beautiful, Almost Failed Sentence By Virginia Woolf

A Close Reading of the Opening Lines to an Iconic Essay, 'On Being Ill'

By Brian Dillon | June 21, 2017

To Catch the Conscience of the President: On the Power of Theater

To Catch the Conscience of the President: On the Power of Theater

How We Retell our Stories, From Shakespeare to Beckett to Anne Washburn

By Veronica Esposito | June 20, 2017

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Tolerance and Islamophobia in 16th-Century Spain, Not So Different from Now

By Matthew Carr | June 19, 2017

In Grief, Joan Didion's Move From Fiction to Memoir

By David L. Ulin | June 15, 2017

Wallace Shawn: How Should a Person Be?

By Wallace Shawn | June 13, 2017

Embrace Your Monstrous Flesh: On Women's Bodies in Horror

Embrace Your Monstrous Flesh: On Women's Bodies in Horror

"Horror films offer a fantasy space for women whose bodies betray them"

By Rebecca Harkins-Cross | June 8, 2017

Is Richard Brautigan's Most Famous Novel a Minor Masterpiece or Naive Relic?

Is Richard Brautigan's Most Famous Novel a Minor Masterpiece or Naive Relic?

Trout Fishing in America Turns 50: Is it a True American Classic?

By Nick Ripatrazone | June 7, 2017

On the Generosity of Gwendolyn Brooks, 100 Years Later

On the Generosity of Gwendolyn Brooks, 100 Years Later

Remembering the poet and literary philanthropist

By Matt St. John | June 7, 2017

From Penelope to Pussyhats, The Ancient Origins of Feminist Craftivism

From Penelope to Pussyhats, The Ancient Origins of Feminist Craftivism

On Subversive Uses of Women's Handicrafts Throughout History

By Stephanie McCarter | June 7, 2017

Why is <em>One Hundred Years of Solitude</em> Eternally Beloved?

Why is One Hundred Years of Solitude Eternally Beloved?

At 50 Years Old, García Márquez's Masterpiece is as Important As Ever

By Veronica Esposito | June 6, 2017

Huckleberry Kat: How Mark Twain Influenced George Herriman

Huckleberry Kat: How Mark Twain Influenced George Herriman

The Secret Resonances Between Krazy Kat and Huckleberry Finn

By Michael Tisserand | June 6, 2017

Revisiting Jenny Diski's Debut, Sadomasochistic Novel

Revisiting Jenny Diski's Debut, Sadomasochistic Novel

On Nothing Natural and the Literature of Sexual Submission

By Daphne Merkin | June 5, 2017

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