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Phil Jones on Why We Read Samuel Johnson

Phil Jones on Why We Read Samuel Johnson

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 11, 2024

S.L. Wisenberg on How We Talk About Cancer

S.L. Wisenberg on How We Talk About Cancer

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 11, 2024

Real People, Real Pain: On the Ethics of Telling True Stories of Trauma

Real People, Real Pain: On the Ethics of Telling True Stories of Trauma

Philip Eil Considers the Potentially Sensitive Nature of Book Promotion

By Philip Eil | April 10, 2024

What Do You Get When You Cross the Contemporary Novel with Nature Writing?

What Do You Get When You Cross the Contemporary Novel with Nature Writing?

Fiona Williams on Using Every Literary Tool Available to Us

By Fiona Williams | April 10, 2024

Oh, Queer Canada: A Reading List for Americans in Search of LGBTQ Canadian History

Oh, Queer Canada: A Reading List for Americans in Search of LGBTQ Canadian History

Rose Sutherland Recommends Suzette Mayr, Heather O'Neill, Loghan Paylor, and More

By Rose Sutherland | April 10, 2024

A Woman Out of Time: Rebecca Solnit on Mary Shelley’s Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel <em>The Last Man</em>

A Woman Out of Time: Rebecca Solnit on Mary Shelley’s Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel The Last Man

In Praise of a Truly Innovative Writer

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In Words and Beyond Them: Jane Hirshfield on the Transformative Art of Translation

By Jane Hirshfield | April 9, 2024

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Jo Livingstone on Not Believing in Anachronism

Jo Livingstone on Not Believing in Anachronism

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | April 9, 2024

Riot, Grrrls: Marisa Crawford on Why Feminist Lit and 1990s Girl Culture Need More Critical Attention

Riot, Grrrls: Marisa Crawford on Why Feminist Lit and 1990s Girl Culture Need More Critical Attention

Eleanor Whitney in Conversation with the Editor of “The Weird Sister Collection”

By Eleanor Whitney | April 8, 2024

Sculpting Sound: Alison C. Rollins on Silence, Afrofuturism, and Writing Poems Across Time

Sculpting Sound: Alison C. Rollins on Silence, Afrofuturism, and Writing Poems Across Time

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Then and Now: How the AIDS Crisis Changed Queer Storytelling

Then and Now: How the AIDS Crisis Changed Queer Storytelling

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By Literary Hub | April 5, 2024

Greg Sarris on Writing to Remember Our Responsibility To Each Other

Greg Sarris on Writing to Remember Our Responsibility To Each Other

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By Jane Ciabattari | April 5, 2024

I Really Like Reading Bad Reviews of My Nemesis: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I Really Like Reading Bad Reviews of My Nemesis: Am I the Literary Asshole?

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