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Jonathan Lethem on the Wishfulness of Dystopian Fiction

Jonathan Lethem on the Wishfulness of Dystopian Fiction

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 7, 2020

Meredith McCarroll on Diverting Our Attention Away from J. D. Vance and Back to Appalachia

Meredith McCarroll on Diverting Our Attention Away from J. D. Vance and Back to Appalachia

In Conversation with Kendra Winchester on Reading Women

By Reading Women | December 7, 2020

The Hidden Literary Heritage of <em>Harriet the Spy</em>

The Hidden Literary Heritage of Harriet the Spy

Leslie Brody on the Origins of an Iconic Character

By Leslie Brody | December 4, 2020

Who Gets to Be a Sympathetic Character in <em>The Undoing</em>?

Who Gets to Be a Sympathetic Character in The Undoing?

On Victimhood as a Privilege of Whiteness

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 4, 2020

Arundhati Roy on Carrying the Inquiry Through Different <br>Art Forms

Arundhati Roy on Carrying the Inquiry Through Different
Art Forms

In Conversation with Nadifa Mohamed on the How to Proceed Podcast

By How to Proceed | December 4, 2020

Aminatta Forna and Maaza Mengiste: A Conversation and Cover Reveal

Aminatta Forna and Maaza Mengiste: A Conversation and Cover Reveal

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Mr. Difficult Rides Again: On the Unexpected Genius of William Gaddis's Masterpiece

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Disability in America: Molly McCully Brown and Rebekah Taussig on Living and Writing 30 Years After the Americans with Disabilities Act

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The Wing That Saved Me: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn on Happy Years in Vermont With His Wife Alya

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her advice, her challenges."">"Alya helped me, as no one else could, with her criticism,
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