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Someone is Wrong on the Internet: A Study in Pandemic Distraction

Someone is Wrong on the Internet: A Study in Pandemic Distraction

Irina Dumitrescu is Prepared to Do Anything So As Not to Do Something

By Irina Dumitrescu | June 19, 2020

Delight is Essential: On Reading Ross Gay in Terrible Times

Delight is Essential: On Reading Ross Gay in Terrible Times

Sara Franklin on the Magic of Ross Gay in Terrible Times

By Sara B. Franklin | June 18, 2020

An Ode to <em>Valley of the Dolls</em>, Irresistible Train Wreck

An Ode to Valley of the Dolls, Irresistible Train Wreck

Stephen Rebello is Obsessed with Jacqueline Susann's "Classic"

By Stephen Rebello | June 18, 2020

In Utter Celebration of Juliet Stevenson's Brilliance as an Audiobook Narrator

In Utter Celebration of Juliet Stevenson's Brilliance as an Audiobook Narrator

Scott Spencer on Her Delightful, Deft Approach to Text

By Scott Spencer | June 17, 2020

Robert Walser and Jean Genet's Dreams, Solitude, and Mundane Things

Robert Walser and Jean Genet's Dreams, Solitude, and Mundane Things

Moyra Davey Reads Deep Into the Night

By Moyra Davey | June 17, 2020

Emily Temple on Translating a Decade of Internet Writing into a Debut Novel

Emily Temple on Translating a Decade of Internet Writing into a Debut Novel

Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the List

By Emily Temple | June 16, 2020

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Writing a Novel of Things Unattained

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On Writing a Collective Poem in Response to Chicago Gun Violence

By Chris Green | June 16, 2020

On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical "Nice Guy" Cop

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How to Grieve the Living: A Conversation with Stephanie Danler

How to Grieve the Living: A Conversation with Stephanie Danler

Francesca Pellas Talks to the Author of Stray

By Francesca Pellas | June 12, 2020

Changing Me to We: We Should All Try Writing in the First Person Plural

Changing Me to We: We Should All Try Writing in the First Person Plural

Sharon Harrigan Recommends Stories Told From the Collective Perspective

By Sharon Harrigan | June 12, 2020

On the Resolute Nihilism of a True End Times Classic

On the Resolute Nihilism of a True End Times Classic

Liam Pieper Rereads Nevil Shute's On the Beach

By Liam Pieper | June 11, 2020

How Do You Write About a Woman Who Loathed the Spotlight?

How Do You Write About a Woman Who Loathed the Spotlight?

Alice Miller on Georgie Hyde-Lees, Who Was Married to a Famous Irish Poet

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How JK Rowling Betrayed the World<br> She Created

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Gabrielle Bellot on Transphobia and Growing Up with the Harry Potter Universe

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 10, 2020

On the Radical Afterlives of William Wordsworth

On the Radical Afterlives of William Wordsworth

A Poet Who Inspired a Generation of Naturalists and Artists

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How Yusuf Idris's Stories Upended Respectability Politics in Egypt

How Yusuf Idris's Stories Upended Respectability Politics in Egypt

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