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On Midcentury American Literature’s Preoccupation with Scandalous Sex

On Midcentury American Literature’s Preoccupation with Scandalous Sex

The Lit Century Podcast Rereads Valley of the Dolls

By Lit Century | May 18, 2021

Lilly Dancyger on the Physical and Emotional Tolls of Writing Memoir

Lilly Dancyger on the Physical and Emotional Tolls of Writing Memoir

The Author of Negative Space Talks to Sari Botton

By The Virtual Book Channel | May 18, 2021

The Necessity (and Inadequacy) of Trans Self-Acceptance Narratives

The Necessity (and Inadequacy) of Trans Self-Acceptance Narratives

Isle McElroy on Torrey Peters, Veronica Esposito, and the Divide Between Being and Doing Trans

By Isle McElroy | May 18, 2021

Rejoice, for here are 20 new books coming out today.

Rejoice, for here are 20 new books coming out today.

By Katie Yee | May 18, 2021

On the Alarming Conflation of Patricia Highsmith and Tom Ripley... Encouraged by Highsmith Herself

On the Alarming Conflation of Patricia Highsmith and Tom Ripley... Encouraged by Highsmith Herself

This Week on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | May 18, 2021

Writers, take heart: K-Pop superstars are just like you!

Writers, take heart: K-Pop superstars are just like you!

By Jonny Diamond | May 17, 2021

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Symbiosis and Psychedelics: An Exploratory Conversation Between Edward St. Aubyn and Merlin Sheldrake

By Merlin Sheldrake and Edward St. Aubyn | May 17, 2021

What Can We Still Take from Philip Larkin?

By History of Literature | May 17, 2021

The Twisted Dream of Home Ownership in Tana French’s Novels

By Nora Caplan-Bricker | May 17, 2021

Is Fabulism the New Sincerity?

Is Fabulism the New Sincerity?

Brenda Peynado Considers the Dishonesty of Irony

By Brenda Peynado | May 17, 2021

Layla AlAmmar: Who Gets to Dictate How a Story Is Told?

Layla AlAmmar: Who Gets to Dictate How a Story Is Told?

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 17, 2021

How We Wrote a Joint Memoir Without Sabotaging Our Relationship

How We Wrote a Joint Memoir Without Sabotaging Our Relationship

Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink on the Complexities of the Collaborative Process

By Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink | May 17, 2021

On the Best Subversive, Genre-Busting Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

On the Best Subversive, Genre-Busting Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

Tobias Carroll Rereads M. John Harrison, an Under-Recognized Master

By Tobias Carroll | May 14, 2021

Pride and Property: <br>On the Homes of Jane Austen

Pride and Property:
On the Homes of Jane Austen

Phyllis Richardson on the Manors, Rectories, and Cottages That Influenced Austen's Domestic Writing

By Phyllis Richardson | May 14, 2021

Why Are Creepy Children So Compelling?

Why Are Creepy Children So Compelling?

A. J. Gnuse on Our Misplaced Fear of the Gothic

By A. J. Gnuse | May 14, 2021

Barry Jenkins’ <em>Underground Railroad</em> is Even More Challenging Than the Novel

Barry Jenkins’ Underground Railroad is Even More Challenging Than the Novel

You Will Not Be Able to Look Away

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2021

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