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Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

Nick Ripatrazone Recounts Jim Harrison’s Brief Tenure in the Halls of Academia

By Nick Ripatrazone | November 29, 2023

Year of the Rabbit: Why We’re Seeing So Many Bunnies on Books

Year of the Rabbit: Why We’re Seeing So Many Bunnies on Books

Celia Mattison on the Renaissance of an Age-Old Symbol of Feminine Power

By Celia Mattison | November 29, 2023

Meals and Memories: Sheila Squillante on Writing to Remember Her Father

Meals and Memories: Sheila Squillante on Writing to Remember Her Father

"I write because I want to continue my father, not contain him."

By Sheila Squillante | November 29, 2023

A Vicious Cycle: Jessica Strawser on Telling and Re-Telling Traumatic Stories

A Vicious Cycle: Jessica Strawser on Telling and Re-Telling Traumatic Stories

“It’s funny, how sometimes the things you know for sure can still surprise you.”

By Jessica Strawser | November 29, 2023

Beyond <em>Poor Things</em>: An Ode to Alasdair Gray’s Lesser-Known, Equally Deserving Books

Beyond Poor Things: An Ode to Alasdair Gray’s Lesser-Known, Equally Deserving Books

Including a Gargantuan Retelling of the History of English Literature and a Bowdlerization of The Divine Comedy

By Mazin Saleem | November 29, 2023

John Vaillant on Winning the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize

John Vaillant on Winning the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize

In conversation with Razie Iqbal on the Baillie Gifford Prize Podcast, Read Smart

By Read Smart | November 29, 2023

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Dara Barrois/Dixon on the Lived Poetry of the Late James Tate

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Peter Mishler Talks to One of the Editors of Hell, I Love Everybody: The Essential James Tate

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Kevin F. Adler on Changing the Way Americans Think About Homelessness

Kevin F. Adler on Changing the Way Americans Think About Homelessness

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Benny Safdie on Capturing Life on Film

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This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

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Gabriel García Márquez on the Magic of Juan Rulfo

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A Foreword to the Classic Mexican Novel Pedro Páramo

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Booker Prize Winner Paul Lynch on the Fundamental Dignity of the Individual

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“Literary style should be a way of knowing how the world is met in its unfolding.”

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Writing “Women of a Certain Age.” A Roundtable on Crafting Older Female Characters in Fiction

Writing “Women of a Certain Age.” A Roundtable on Crafting Older Female Characters in Fiction

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(Don’t) Watch Your Tongue: Why Swearing Is Fun

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