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In Praise of Digression, Both Literary and Culinary

In Praise of Digression, Both Literary and Culinary

Thom Eagle on 'Being Alive to Other Possibilities'

By Thom Eagle | June 5, 2020

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Writing and Being Haunted

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Writing and Being Haunted

With Jaquira Díaz, Mira Ptacin, Crystal Hana Kim , Iris Martin Cohen, and Michele Filgate

By Literary Hub | June 5, 2020

Why Didn't

Why Didn't "Brazil's William Faulkner" Achieve the Same International Fame?

Padma Viswanathan on Graciliano Ramos

By Padma Viswanathan | June 3, 2020

The Interview That Adrienne Rich Never Wanted Published

The Interview That Adrienne Rich Never Wanted Published

Patrice Vecchione on Talking with Rich About Spirituality

By Patrice Vecchione | June 2, 2020

Sejal Shah on the Tricky Work of Giving Shape to an Essay Collection

Sejal Shah on the Tricky Work of Giving Shape to an Essay Collection

Anjali Enjeti in Conversation with the Author of This Is One Way to Dance

By Anjali Enjeti | June 1, 2020

Traveling the World to See What My Mother Couldn't

Traveling the World to See What My Mother Couldn't

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My Detroit Novel Was Shelved Until the Millennials Came

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How Mary Oppen Rewrote the Role of the Artist’s Wife

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A Feminist Vision of War, from a Long-Buried Correspondence

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The Letter That Changed Emily Dickinson's Life

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At a Crossroads, She Sought Another Writer's Counsel

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Lauren Francis-Sharma: <br>'What if the Facts Aren't the Facts at All?'

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By Lauren Francis-Sharma | May 22, 2020

The 30 Best Bad Amazon Reviews for Flannery O'Connor's Short Stories

The 30 Best Bad Amazon Reviews for Flannery O'Connor's Short Stories

"She is a sadist. I bet she was sorry ultimately!"

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