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Building a Better Definition of Science Fiction

Building a Better Definition of Science Fiction

Ann and Jeff VanderMeer on the History and Future of the Genre

By Jeff VanderMeer and Ann VanderMeer | July 14, 2016

I Found a Rare Copy of June Allison Gibbons' Outsider Novel

I Found a Rare Copy of June Allison Gibbons' Outsider Novel

On the Unusual Case of the Infamous "Silent Twins" and Their Literary Aspirations

By Kelsey Osgood | July 13, 2016

Poetry is the Place for Joy: Or How We Praise the Mutilated World

Poetry is the Place for Joy: Or How We Praise the Mutilated World

On Ross Gay, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Alan Shapiro, and Paisley Rekdal

By Jonathan Farmer | July 13, 2016

How the French Reread Proust

How the French Reread Proust

There Are Three Types of People, and All of Them Reread Proust

By Laure Murat | July 11, 2016

Six Reasons Why You Must Read Proust

Six Reasons Why You Must Read Proust

Happy Birthday, Marcel

By Joshua Zajdman | July 11, 2016

Really, Here's Why You Should Read Proust

Really, Here's Why You Should Read Proust

Marcel Proust's Biographer Makes the Case

By William C. Carter | July 11, 2016

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Robert Glück on the Beginnings of New Narrative

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How Writing About Pit Bulls Led to Death Threats, Online and IRL

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On the Firestorm Around Bronwen Dickey's New Book

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On Living Through the "Ultra-Unreal," and Writing About It

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Dorthe Nors Writes Characters on the Verge of Disappearance

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