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A Secret, Symbolic History of Pomegranates

A Secret, Symbolic History of Pomegranates

Kate Lebo: “Cracking one open feels like lifting
the lid on a jewelry box.”

By Kate Lebo | April 9, 2021

On the Years When Jane Austen Couldn't Write

On the Years When Jane Austen Couldn't Write

An Illustrated Look at the Effects of Worry and Uncertainty on a Literary Icon

By Hannah K. Chapman, Lauren Burke, & Kaley Bales | April 8, 2021

This Is Who We Are: Gish Jen and Peter Ho Davies on the Long History of Anti-Asian Racism in the US

This Is Who We Are: Gish Jen and Peter Ho Davies on the Long History of Anti-Asian Racism in the US

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell
on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 8, 2021

The Imposition of Meaning: Lessons From J.M. Coetzee About the Humanity of Others

The Imposition of Meaning: Lessons From J.M. Coetzee About the Humanity of Others

Dr. Ben Martin on the Real Life and Times of “Mr. S.”

By Ben Martin | April 8, 2021

Amy Solomon and Aparna Nancherla on the Intersection of Comedy and Anxiety

Amy Solomon and Aparna Nancherla on the Intersection of Comedy and Anxiety

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | April 8, 2021

What a Sleep Specialist Has to Say About the Dreaminess of <em>Finnegans Wake</em>

What a Sleep Specialist Has to Say About the Dreaminess of Finnegans Wake

This Week on Finnegan and Friends, a Podcast About the Most Mystifying Book Ever Written

By The Cosmic Library | April 8, 2021

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How 5 Books on Black Motherhood Helped Me Write My Debut Novel

By Morgan Jerkins | April 8, 2021

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How Leonora Carrington’s Self-Portrait Helped Me Tell Her Story

By Michaela Carter | April 8, 2021

Imaginary Histories: How Tolkien’s Fascination with Language Shaped His Literary World

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Damien Bador on the Origins of a Fantasy Classic

By Damien Bador | April 8, 2021

Jasmine Mans on Finding Her Voice as a Spoken Word Poet

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Janice P. Nimura: The Case for Admiring “Unlikable” Women

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This Week on Just the Right Book Podcast with Roxanne Coady

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On Avi's Brilliant Ability to Recreate His Voice with Each Book

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Vive the <em>erotic far left!</em> Why Violette Leduc’s <em>The Taxi</em> needs a new translation.

Vive the erotic far left! Why Violette Leduc’s The Taxi needs a new translation.

By Jonny Diamond | April 7, 2021

Helen Oyeyemi Finds the World of Her Novel on the Train

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Meaning in the Margins: On the Literary Value of Annotation

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