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50 of the Best One-Star Reviews of <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em>

50 of the Best One-Star Reviews of The Picture of Dorian Gray

"Pretentious, pedestrian, predictable, and pedantic."

By Emily Temple | June 20, 2019

The Writer Antonia Pont vs. Envy

The Writer Antonia Pont vs. Envy

An Examination of Envy, Jealousy, and What They Add to Our Lives

By Antonia Pont | June 20, 2019

"The Stonewall Revolution is Still Happening"

Views of Stonewall from Rita Mae Brown, Cheryl Clarke, Alexis De Veaux,
Max Wolf Valerio, and Adrian Brooks

By Corinne Segal | June 19, 2019

“Perhaps We’re Being Dense.” Rejection Letters Sent to Famous Writers

“Perhaps We’re Being Dense.” Rejection Letters Sent to Famous Writers

Some Kind, Some Weird, Some Unbelievably Harsh

By Emily Temple | June 19, 2019

On Kathy Acker: A Desk, A Disease, An Accounting

On Kathy Acker: A Desk, A Disease, An Accounting

"I find Kathy’s stuff and have that feeling I sometimes get of not being alone."

By Teresa Rose Carmody | June 19, 2019

What My Writing Nemesis Taught Me About Myself

What My Writing Nemesis Taught Me About Myself

"Her only real crime was that she was a better poet than me."

By Jen Corrigan | June 18, 2019

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How the Adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird Failed Scout Finch

By Rebecca Renner | June 18, 2019

What Anne Sexton Taught Me About... Self-Promotion

By Joy Lanzendorfer | June 18, 2019

"Franz Kafka" the Brand, Alive and Well in Prague

By Renee Lynn Reizman | June 18, 2019

How a New Generation of Nigerian Writers Is Salvaging Tradition from Colonial Erasure

How a New Generation of Nigerian Writers Is Salvaging Tradition from Colonial Erasure

“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”

By Nnamdi Ehirim | June 18, 2019

20 "Perfect Summer Books" for This and Every Year

If Every Kind of Book is Perfect for Summer, Are Any of Them?

By Emily Temple | June 17, 2019

Jayson Greene on the Risks of Writing About Grief

Jayson Greene on the Risks of Writing About Grief

"The worst stories are the self-serving ones."

By Hannah Seidlitz | June 17, 2019

In Defense of My Family Business: The Soap Opera Storyteller

In Defense of My Family Business: The Soap Opera Storyteller

Nicholas Mancusi on the Importance of Plot and Inventiveness

By Nicholas Mancusi | June 17, 2019

On Movies and How to Write About Them

On Movies and How to Write About Them

Lili Anolik and Geoff Dyer in Conversation

By Literary Hub | June 17, 2019

Fighting to Save the Real-Life Pharmacy from James Joyce's <em>Ulysses</em>

Fighting to Save the Real-Life Pharmacy from James Joyce's Ulysses

Ally Findley on the Historical Importance of Sweny's Pharmacy, Which May Soon Vanish

By Ally Findley | June 14, 2019

Writing During Naptime, a Parent's Practice

Writing During Naptime, a Parent's Practice

Katie Gutierrez on the Hard-Won Lessons of Motherhood

By Katie Gutierrez | June 14, 2019

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