Why is it So Difficult to Define the Essay?

Why is it So Difficult to Define the Essay?

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Systemic Cruelty, Mass Sadism, and Reading

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If a Bear Shows Up in the First Act, He Better Eat Someone in the Second

If a Bear Shows Up in the First Act, He Better Eat Someone in the Second

Tom Bouman on the Use of Man-Eating Bears in Fiction

By Tom Bouman | June 27, 2017

Alexandra Fuller: Fairy Tales on the Frontlines (and Other Books)

Alexandra Fuller: Fairy Tales on the Frontlines (and Other Books)

The Author of Quiet Until the Thaw on the Books in Her Life

By Alexandra Fuller | June 27, 2017

Was <em>Jane Eyre</em> Written as a Secret Love Letter?

Was Jane Eyre Written as a Secret Love Letter?

An Autobiography Transformed Into a Novel

By John Pfordresher | June 26, 2017

Naomi Klein: People Are Ready to Vote <em>For</em> Something, Not Just Against It

Naomi Klein: People Are Ready to Vote For Something, Not Just Against It

On the Success of Jeremy Corbyn and the Failings of the Democratic Party

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Lunch with Beckett, Drinks with Genet, and a Lifelong Love of Books

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To Catch the Conscience of the President: On the Power of Theater

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