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    Stray Thoughts on Kafka, Loneliness, and Clothing-Optional Retreats

    By Peter Orner  November 1, 2016
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    A Young Woman Called Death…

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    Conversations

    Javier Marías on Dictatorship, Shakespeare, and Literary Ghosts

    By Jonathan Lee  November 1, 2016
    Criticism

    On the Perilous Potential of Feminist Silence

    By Carina del Valle Schorske  November 1, 2016
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    Fanny Howe on Race, Family, and the Line Between Fiction and Poetry

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    Writing Infertility: Belle Boggs and Monica Youn in Conversation

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    There Are 1,462 Possible Plots for Your Book

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    A New Documentary on Isaac Babel Highlights His Continued Relevance

    By David Novack  October 28, 2016
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