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On the Gift (and Weight) of Winning a “Free” House

On the Gift (and Weight) of Winning a “Free” House

Anne Elizabeth Moore Considers the Cost of a House in Detroit

By Anne Elizabeth Moore | November 1, 2021

Whither the Plain Female Protagonist? On “Great Beauty” in Literature

Whither the Plain Female Protagonist? On “Great Beauty” in Literature

Lucinda Rosenfeld Has Some Questions

By Lucinda Rosenfeld | November 1, 2021

Paul Auster on One of the Most Astonishing War Stories in American Literature

Paul Auster on One of the Most Astonishing War Stories in American Literature

Considering the Dark Horrors of Stephen Crane’s “An Episode of War”

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Tana French on James Baldwin, <em>Watership Down</em>, and Hating Hawthorne

Tana French on James Baldwin, Watership Down, and Hating Hawthorne

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of The Searcher

By Book Marks | November 1, 2021

“The King of Poets.” On Baudelaire’s <em> Les Fleurs du Mal</em>

“The King of Poets.” On Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | November 1, 2021

“Nobody’s Free Until Everbody’s Free.” Keisha N. Blain on Lou Hamer’s Work and Life

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In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Do Motives Matter When It Comes to Movie Horror?

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How Horror Mirrors the Irrevocability of Grief

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Tananarive Due on Reinventing Black Horror

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In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | October 29, 2021

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Month

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What Therapists Are Reading to Get Through the Many Crises of the Moment

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Rhys Bowen on Writing Her Version of a Dark Novel

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In Conversation with C.P. Lesley on the New Books Network

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How the Everyday Becomes Mythic Through Fiction

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“There’s a ghost deer where I live.”

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Victoria Chang on the Real Questions that Power Stories

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"I easily go down deep rabbit holes."

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Miriam Toews on the Rebellion of Exuberance

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