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The Patron Saints of Pessimism: A Writer's Pantheon

The Patron Saints of Pessimism: A Writer's Pantheon

Emil Cioran, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Other Funsters

By Eugene Thacker | July 19, 2018

Neel Patel on Writing Past the Stereotypes of Indian Americans

Neel Patel on Writing Past the Stereotypes of Indian Americans

Mira Jacob in Conversation with the Author of If You See Me, Don't Say Hi

By Mira Jacob | July 19, 2018

Teaching in a Red County, After Trump

Teaching in a Red County, After Trump

Melissa Febos Asks, "What is More Powerful Than Inspired Youth?"

By Melissa Febos | July 18, 2018

My Book of Men: On the Poetry of Survival

My Book of Men: On the Poetry of Survival

Testimony is Not the Only Way to Speak of Sexual Violence

By Liz Bowen | July 18, 2018

Identity, Desire, Sex: On Breaking Taboo, in Memoir and in Fiction

Identity, Desire, Sex: On Breaking Taboo, in Memoir and in Fiction

A Conversation Between Hanan al Shaykh and Kamin Mohammadi

By Literary Hub | July 18, 2018

Don't Take a Free Press for Granted: The Best Journalism in Latin America

Don't Take a Free Press for Granted: The Best Journalism in Latin America

Valeria Luiselli Recommends 19 Publications to Better Understand This Hemisphere

By Valeria Luiselli | July 18, 2018

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How Someone Else's Writer's Block Helped Me Write My Novel

By Robert Anthony Siegel | July 17, 2018

He Was the Best We'd Ever Seen: On Baseball, Greatness, and Writing

By Seth Sawyers | July 17, 2018

What Can We Salvage of Objectivity?

By Michiko Kakutani | July 17, 2018

'What is That? It’s Nothing.' On the Unlikely Origins of Twitter

'What is That? It’s Nothing.' On the Unlikely Origins of Twitter

An Oral History, From the People Who Built It

By Adam Fisher | July 16, 2018

The 100 Best One-Star Reviews of <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em>

The 100 Best One-Star Reviews of The Catcher in the Rye

"If I had written this book, I would have gone into hiding too"

By Emily Temple | July 16, 2018

Watching <em>The Handmaid's Tale</em> While Transitioning

Watching The Handmaid's Tale While Transitioning

Veronica Esposito on Encountering Misogyny in a New Way

By Veronica Esposito | July 16, 2018

Forget Zorro: Joaquín Murieta is the Outlaw-Hero We Need

Forget Zorro: Joaquín Murieta is the Outlaw-Hero We Need

Diana Gabaldon on a Neglected Classic by John Rollin Ridge

By Diana Gabaldon | July 16, 2018

Heid E. Erdrich, Poet, Curator, Editor, Is Having a Busy Year

Heid E. Erdrich, Poet, Curator, Editor, Is Having a Busy Year

The Editor of New Poets in Native Nations in Conversation with Sheila Regan

By Sheila Regan | July 16, 2018

How Can Fiction Predict a Future That's Already Happening?

How Can Fiction Predict a Future That's Already Happening?

Andromeda Romano-Lax on the Real Stakes of Speculative Fiction

By Andromeda Romano-Lax | July 13, 2018

How to Copy Your Favorite Authors' Best Beach Looks

How to Copy Your Favorite Authors' Best Beach Looks

20 Famous Writers Swimming, Surfing, and Strolling by the Sea

By Emily Temple | July 13, 2018

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