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“I Feed on Queer Literature.” Michelle Tea on Her Ten Favorite Gay Books

“I Feed on Queer Literature.” Michelle Tea on Her Ten Favorite Gay Books

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Less Matters More: Joanna Walsh on the Expansive Possibilities of the Short Story

Less Matters More: Joanna Walsh on the Expansive Possibilities of the Short Story

“The memory of these fragments is always created, as a matter of reconstruction. And creation is always hope.”

By Joanna Walsh | June 18, 2025

Sigrid Nunez on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s <em>The Great Gatsby</em>

Sigrid Nunez on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

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Nicholson Baker on the Unsung Pleasures of the World

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A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré's Work Remains More Essential Than Ever

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Making sense of the chaos: 12 Orwell Prize finalists on why they write.

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Magazine Pieces: On the Cursed Art of Fact Checking

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