On Obliterating How Narrative Art Should Function

On Obliterating How Narrative Art Should Function

Translator Will Vanderhyden in Conversation with Carlos Labbé

By Will Vanderhyden | May 21, 2019

Trying to Figure Out Bruce Chatwin's Unpublished<br> Magnum Opus

Trying to Figure Out Bruce Chatwin's Unpublished
Magnum Opus

Jeremy Klemin on a Legendary Travel Writer's Attempt
to Figure It All Out

By Jeremy Klemin | May 20, 2019

Walking Through the Woods of Midtown with Jessica Francis Kane

Walking Through the Woods of Midtown with Jessica Francis Kane

The Author of Rules for Visiting on Fading Friendship and Learning the Names for Things

By Brian Gresko | May 20, 2019

Quiz: Is this my first book tour or my own funeral?

Quiz: Is this my first book tour or my own funeral?

By Kimberly Harrington | May 17, 2019

The Ongoing Exile of the Undocumented

The Ongoing Exile of the Undocumented

Oscar Villalon on The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez

By Oscar Villalon | May 17, 2019

Discovering an Iconic Literary Character Was Based on Your Grandfather

Discovering an Iconic Literary Character Was Based on Your Grandfather

Did Joseph Heller Base Catch-22's John Yossarian on Julius Fish?

By Brian Birnbaum | May 16, 2019

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On a New Generation of Villainous Women, From Witches to Wicked Stepmothers

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On Robert Caro, Great Men, and the Problem of Powerful Women in Biography

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Dani Shapiro on Unraveling Her Family's History

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The Author of Inheritance in Conversation with Michele Filgate

By Michele Filgate | May 16, 2019

Is Masculinity a Terrorist Ideology?

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Lacy Johnson on Rachel Louise Snyder and the Ways We Name Violence

By Lacy M. Johnson | May 15, 2019

Some Writing Advice: Don't Take Others' Advice

Some Writing Advice: Don't Take Others' Advice

Guy Gavriel Kay on Doing Whatever It Takes

By Guy Gavriel Kay | May 15, 2019

On Translating Mario Levrero, <br>The Kafka of Uruguay

On Translating Mario Levrero,
The Kafka of Uruguay

“It’s a mistake to expect literature to come only from literary sources.”

By Annie McDermott | May 15, 2019

Bruce Smith on Poetry in Prison and the Poetic Task of Demystification

Bruce Smith on Poetry in Prison and the Poetic Task of Demystification

The Author of Spill in Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | May 15, 2019

The 36 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>Mrs. Dalloway</em>

The 36 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Mrs. Dalloway

"Let us listen to an old farty woman stream her consciousness to us."

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2019

When to Write It, When to Walk Away: On the Problem of Too Much Metaphor

When to Write It, When to Walk Away: On the Problem of Too Much Metaphor

Jessica Francis Kane Makes Rags From Riches

By Jessica Francis Kane | May 14, 2019

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