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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”

By Paul Auster | November 1, 2021

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

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“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

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

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 1, 2021

Do Motives Matter When It Comes to Movie Horror?

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Ghostly Taboos: Superstitious Rules and Gendered Restrictions

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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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The Call is Coming From Inside the House: On Fighting Disinformation

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