On Finally Being Old Enough<br> to Love Proust

On Finally Being Old Enough
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Adam Bonislawski Finds Peace in Entropy at the Heart of a Literary Classic

By Adam Bonislawski | August 25, 2021

Katie Crouch in Praise of the Not-Perfectly-Plotted Novel

Katie Crouch in Praise of the Not-Perfectly-Plotted Novel

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | August 25, 2021

Charlie Jane Anders and Becky Chambers on the Power of Storytelling (and Tea!)

Charlie Jane Anders and Becky Chambers on the Power of Storytelling (and Tea!)

This Week from Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | August 25, 2021

"No revision, no second thoughts. Already I am terrified." Jean Rhys on writing and life.

By Snigdha Koirala | August 24, 2021

Breaking news: Men still don't know how to write women.

Breaking news: Men still don't know how to write women.

By Vanessa Willoughby | August 24, 2021

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

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By Emily Temple | August 24, 2021

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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on Writing Place and Juggling Projects

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JRR Tolkien Invented the Term “Eucatastrophe.” What Does It Mean?

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The 18 Most Memorable Trees in Literature

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The Long Unpredictable Life of Art: Francine Prose on Teaching James Alan McPherson to Incarcerated Students

The Long Unpredictable Life of Art: Francine Prose on Teaching James Alan McPherson to Incarcerated Students

Remembering a Dear Friend Through His Work

By Francine Prose | August 23, 2021

Misunderstanding Thoreau: Reading Neurodiversity in Literature and in Life

Misunderstanding Thoreau: Reading Neurodiversity in Literature and in Life

Steve Edwards on Kathryn Schulz, Donald Hall, and the Things We Miss

By Steve Edwards | August 23, 2021

A Tribute to Roberto Calasso

A Tribute to Roberto Calasso

Friends and Colleagues Remember the Late Writer and Legendary Publisher

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How Reading and the Thirst for Knowledge is at the Heart of Mary Shelley’s <em>Frankenstein</em>

How Reading and the Thirst for Knowledge is at the Heart of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Heather Cass White on the Almost Sinful Allure of Self-Enlightenment

By Heather Cass White | August 23, 2021

My Year of Mourning: Mapping the Full Cycle of the Loss of My Father

My Year of Mourning: Mapping the Full Cycle of the Loss of My Father

Merissa Nathan Gerson’s Notes on Grief

By Merissa Nathan Gerson | August 23, 2021

Meet <em>Granta</em>’s Next Generation of Important Spanish Novelists

Meet Granta’s Next Generation of Important Spanish Novelists

Tobias Carroll Talks to Guest Editor Valerie Miles

By Tobias Carroll | August 23, 2021

The Sound of Muses: On Literary Comebacks and the Importance of Listening with Purpose

The Sound of Muses: On Literary Comebacks and the Importance of Listening with Purpose

Louis Edwards Traces His Long Publishing Journey

By Louis Edwards | August 23, 2021

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