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On the Pain of Reading Contemporary Writing When You Are a Contemporary Writer

On the Pain of Reading Contemporary Writing When You Are a Contemporary Writer

Will Self Navigates the Tricky Territory Between Pity, Envy, and Rumors of Posterity

By Will Self | July 2, 2021

Anna Solomon on Overcoming Her Inner Editor While Writing

Anna Solomon on Overcoming Her Inner Editor While Writing

"The trouble is, my editor self knows a lot more than she used to."

By Anna Solomon | July 2, 2021

Original Sin and Roman Cults: Ava Reid on the Divine Inspirations of Her New Novel

Original Sin and Roman Cults: Ava Reid on the Divine Inspirations of Her New Novel

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | July 2, 2021

How Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Novel Made Its Way Onto Nirvana’s Final Album

How Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Novel Made Its Way Onto Nirvana’s Final Album

Nathan Dunne on the Seductive Power of Perfume

By Nathan Dunne | July 1, 2021

Mythologies and Re-Rememberings: On the Synchronous Moments of Writing a Novel

Mythologies and Re-Rememberings: On the Synchronous Moments of Writing a Novel

Molly Aitken Deconstructs the Inspiration for Her Debut, The Island Child

By Molly Aitken | July 1, 2021

Rivka Galchen: Humor is a Costume That Can Sneak Past the Psyche

Rivka Galchen: Humor is a Costume That Can Sneak Past the Psyche

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | July 1, 2021

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"Good criticism has integrity." Jessica Hopper on how to be a critic (and who's doing it right).

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What <em>Lord of the Flies</em> got wrong: the kids are actually alright.

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Writing the “Eastern Western.” On the Massive Resurgence of Asian American Westerns

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Lavinia Liang Considers the Meaning of Land, Territory, Americanness, and Lost Histories

By Lavinia Liang | June 30, 2021

Kazuo Ishiguro’s Daytime Horror: On Cults, White Supremacy, and Pagan Aesthetics

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Mieko Anders Considers Klara and the Sun and Midsommar

By Mieko Anders | June 30, 2021

The Impossible Question at the Heart of Every Book Tour

The Impossible Question at the Heart of Every Book Tour

Jason Mott on Attempting to Answer “What’s Your Book About?”

By Jason Mott | June 30, 2021

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