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Yuval Taylor on Zora Neale Hurston’s Initial Reception

Yuval Taylor on Zora Neale Hurston’s Initial Reception

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By Big Table | August 31, 2021

A Very Particular Risk: Aimee Bender on Jane Campion and Kazuo Ishiguro

A Very Particular Risk: Aimee Bender on Jane Campion and Kazuo Ishiguro

Surrendering to Narrative in The Piano and Klara and the Sun

By Aimee Bender | August 30, 2021

The Comical, Ominous Power of a Shakespearean Mob

The Comical, Ominous Power of a Shakespearean Mob

Robert McCrum Explores Popular Revolt in Shakespeare

By Robert McCrum | August 30, 2021

Imaginary Kingdoms: On the Power of Literature That Speaks to Children and Adults Alike

Imaginary Kingdoms: On the Power of Literature That Speaks to Children and Adults Alike

Stephen Prickett Considers J.R.R. Tolkien, Lewis Carroll, and the Power of Blending Fantasy with Reality

By Stephen Prickett | August 30, 2021

Who Was Mary Shelley, Daughter?

Who Was Mary Shelley, Daughter?

Samantha Silva on the Liminal Space Between Daughterhood and Motherhood

By Samantha Silva | August 30, 2021

On Henry James’s Very Long Short Story

On Henry James’s Very Long Short Story

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | August 30, 2021

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Christine Mangan on the Delicate Balance of Crafting Suspense

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How the War Made Wittgenstein the Philosopher He Was

By Richard Barnett | August 27, 2021

Who Gets To Be Bossypants? On Class and Privilege in Female Comedians’ Memoirs

By Sarah Jaffe | August 27, 2021

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On Reimagining the Limitless Potential of the Literary Western

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By Gordy Sauer | August 27, 2021

On the Art of the Query: How the Best Kinds of Questions Move Beyond Objectivity

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Amy Wright Wonders “What We Can Bear to Learn?”

By Amy Wright | August 27, 2021

Bonnie Friedman on the Pleasure of Diving into Details

Bonnie Friedman on the Pleasure of Diving into Details

"To write well we must sink into the silt of this world."

By Bonnie Friedman | August 27, 2021

Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

Michelle Jana Chan on the Power of Family to Shape Your Own Narrative

By Michelle Jana Chan | August 27, 2021

How an Irish Syntactical Peculiarity Helped Me Find My Protagonist’s Voice

How an Irish Syntactical Peculiarity Helped Me Find My Protagonist’s Voice

Kia Corthron on the Challenges of Dialect in Historical Fiction

By Kia Corthron | August 27, 2021

Jose Hernandez Diaz on the Surrealism of Prose Poetry

Jose Hernandez Diaz on the Surrealism of Prose Poetry

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Wayne Koestenbaum Would Like to Thank Dreams and Nouns

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