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Gorilla Under the Bed: Desire and Death in James Tiptree Jr.’s <em>Her Smoke Rose Up Forever</em>

Gorilla Under the Bed: Desire and Death in James Tiptree Jr.’s Her Smoke Rose Up Forever

Elizabeth Costello Considers the Socially Aware Subtext of a Pseudonymous Master of Speculative Fiction

By Elizabeth Costello | May 23, 2025

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Julia Elliott on Small-Town Voters and Trump’s Tariff Trap

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Hari Kunzru Reflects on Edward Said's Culture and Imperialism Thirty Years After Publication

“For every narrative there are counternarratives, and meaningful interpretations of culture arise out of an analysis of tensions and contradictions”

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By Diana Arterian | May 22, 2025

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By Meg Serino | May 21, 2025

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Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction

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Ben Calhoun on Editing for the Ear

Ben Calhoun on Editing for the Ear

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Talk Fiction: Adelaide Faith on Turning an Obsession with Her Therapist into a Novel

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By Chelsea Hodson | May 19, 2025

Actually, It’s Ok to Steal Your Ideas. Sort Of... (Or: Learning to Love My Literary Influences)

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