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The Literary Risk-Takers: On New Migrant and Refugee Fiction

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Kiese Laymon: Precious Writers Have Omission, Not Subtext

Kiese Laymon: Precious Writers Have Omission, Not Subtext

In Conversation with Eddie Glaude on The Quarantine Tapes

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Maggie Smith on Finding Hope on Twitter

Maggie Smith on Finding Hope on Twitter

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

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How Chekhov Cuts to the Heart in <em>Uncle Vanya</em>

How Chekhov Cuts to the Heart in Uncle Vanya

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast

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Kwame Alexander on Learning, from a Young Age, to 'Use His Words'

Kwame Alexander on Learning, from a Young Age, to 'Use His Words'

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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On the Weird Little Essays That Inspired <em>A Christmas Story</em>

On the Weird Little Essays That Inspired A Christmas Story

The Literary Disco Crew Discusses Jean Shepherd's In God We Trust

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What Happened in the 80s? On the Rise of Literary Theory in American Academia

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On Religion and Nonviolent Protest in James Baldwin's <em>Blues for Mister Charlie</em>

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