This is how iconic YA author Lois Duncan dealt with rejection.

This is how iconic YA author Lois Duncan dealt with rejection.

By Vanessa Willoughby | April 28, 2021

On the Counterintuitive Appeal of the Literary Time Loop

On the Counterintuitive Appeal of the Literary Time Loop

Catriona Silvey Wonders Why We Don’t Mind Retreading Common Ground

By Catriona Silvey | April 28, 2021

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

Gail Crowther Considers How Two Literary Icons Challenged and Inspired Each Other

By Gail Crowther | April 28, 2021

In Praise of a Brazen Poet: On the Essays of Kay Ryan, Outsider

In Praise of a Brazen Poet: On the Essays of Kay Ryan, Outsider

Jason Guriel Considers the Legacy of a Literary Maverick

By Jason Guriel | April 28, 2021

On Iain Sinclair and the Radical Act of Walking Through a City

On Iain Sinclair and the Radical Act of Walking Through a City

Tobial Carroll on the Vast Scale of Modest Acts

By Tobias Carroll | April 28, 2021

The Poetics of the Body: An Interview With CM Burroughs

The Poetics of the Body: An Interview With CM Burroughs

Peter Mishler in Conversation With the Author of Master Suffering

By Peter Mishler | April 28, 2021

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Ahmed Naji on the Contemporary Reality of the Exiled Writer

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How a Bold Young American Changed the Way Scholars Think About Homer

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On Girlhood and the Most Epic Haircut of All Time, in The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

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Elissa Washuta on the Desire to Write a “Big Book”

Elissa Washuta on the Desire to Write a “Big Book”

The Author of the Essay Collection White Magic Talks to Eliza Smith

By Eliza Smith | April 27, 2021

Kirstin Valdez Quade on Literary Community and Intergenerational Narratives

Kirstin Valdez Quade on Literary Community and Intergenerational Narratives

Jane Ciabattari Talks With the Author of The Five Wounds

By Jane Ciabattari | April 27, 2021

Comfort in Quarantine: On Going Deeper Into the Solitude of Books

Comfort in Quarantine: On Going Deeper Into the Solitude of Books

Jaime Fuller Reads Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and Marian Engel’s Bear

By Jaime Fuller | April 27, 2021

When Writing a Novel, Ditch the Plan and Embrace Uncertainty

When Writing a Novel, Ditch the Plan and Embrace Uncertainty

Maria Mutch: “Are we prepared to be dazzled by what we don’t know?”

By Maria Mutch | April 27, 2021

How André Breton Disdained Possessions Before It Was Cool

How André Breton Disdained Possessions Before It Was Cool

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By Lit Century | April 27, 2021

What is a Philosopher? A Laughingstock, an Absentminded Buffoon?

What is a Philosopher? A Laughingstock, an Absentminded Buffoon?

Simon Critchley is Unafraid to Ask the Hard Questions

By Simon Critchley | April 27, 2021

12 new books to get your hands on right now.

12 new books to get your hands on right now.

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