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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

The Window Seat, an Essay Collection, Comes Out Next May

By Literary Hub | December 4, 2020

WATCH: Candice Brathwaite, Charlie Brinkhurst Cuff, and Elisabeth Fapuro in Conversation

WATCH: Candice Brathwaite, Charlie Brinkhurst Cuff, and Elisabeth Fapuro in Conversation

At the Hay Festival Winter Weekend

By The Virtual Book Channel | December 4, 2020

The Antibody Reading Series: Starring Matthew Daddona, Hafizah Geter, and Xialou Guo

The Antibody Reading Series: Starring Matthew Daddona, Hafizah Geter, and Xialou Guo

With Your Host Brian Gresko

By The Antibody Reading Series | December 3, 2020

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

By Patrick Allington | December 3, 2020

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 3, 2020

WATCH: Helen Macdonald, James Rebanks, and Andy Fryers in Conversation

By The Virtual Book Channel | December 3, 2020

On the Misguided Norwegian Exceptionalism Underlying the Nobel Peace Prize

On the Misguided Norwegian Exceptionalism Underlying the Nobel Peace Prize

Secrets, Arrogance, and Weapons of War in the World-Peace Capital

By Unni Turrettini | December 3, 2020

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

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

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

By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | December 3, 2020

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum on Carving Out an Inner World... Online

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum on Carving Out an Inner World... Online

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | December 3, 2020

Against 'Color Blindness' in Children's Literature

Against 'Color Blindness' in Children's Literature

This Week on The NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | December 3, 2020

WATCH: John Banville and Georgina Godwin in Conversation

WATCH: John Banville and Georgina Godwin in Conversation

At the Hay Festival Winter Weekend

By The Virtual Book Channel | December 3, 2020

Jeff VanderMeer on the Saga of The Festival of the Freshwater Squid

Jeff VanderMeer on the Saga of The Festival of the Freshwater Squid

Annihilation Wasn’t My First Attempt to Write About Florida”">"Annihilation Wasn’t My First Attempt to Write About Florida”

By Jeff VanderMeer | December 2, 2020

Kelly Link: Why You Should Read This Classic Trilogy

Kelly Link: Why You Should Read This Classic Trilogy

On Robertson Davies's Fifth Business

By Kelly Link | December 2, 2020

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