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Or: A Room of (Every)one’s Own

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Am I the Literary Asshole For Being Tired of My Self-Congratulatory Liberal Book Group?

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Some Perfect Exact Words: On the Real Legacy of Elizabeth Wurtzel

Some Perfect Exact Words: On the Real Legacy of Elizabeth Wurtzel

Matthew Zipf Considers the Mesmerizing Immediacy of the Author's Work

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The Limits of Pain: On Writing Against Chronic Illness

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Featuring Claire-Louise Bennet, David Szalay, Helle Helle, and More

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Writing in the Round

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By Jeremy Cooper | February 12, 2026

Eleanor Shearer on Migrants in Hiding and a Caribbean History of Canada

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Love and Struggle Throughout the Ages: A Reading List of Queer Historical Fiction

Love and Struggle Throughout the Ages: A Reading List of Queer Historical Fiction

Eleanor Shearer Recommends Sarah Waters, Nalo Hopkinson, Robert Jones Jr. and More

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Salvatore Scibona Explores the Literary Legacy of Iceland's Nobel Laureate

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Writing the Books We Want to Write

Writing the Books We Want to Write

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How Writing My Books Helped Me Understand My Chinese Parents

How Writing My Books Helped Me Understand My Chinese Parents

Janie Chang on Preserving Her Family History Through Historical Fiction

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