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In Praise of the Near Impossible-to-Translate Novel

In Praise of the Near Impossible-to-Translate Novel

From Döblin to Tokarczuk, Spare a Thought for the Hardworking Translators

By Veronica Esposito | April 16, 2018

Michelle Dean: The Problem With

Michelle Dean: The Problem With "Speaking for Women"

On Sisterhood and the Abstractions of Contemporary Feminism

By Michelle Dean | April 13, 2018

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to Tampa

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to Tampa

Welcome to the Lightning Capital of North America

By Arielle Silver | April 13, 2018

The Complicated Comforts of Marilynne Robinson

The Complicated Comforts of Marilynne Robinson

Could One Writer Help Me Reckon with Personal and Political Upheaval?

By Rachel Vorona Cote | April 13, 2018

Samuel Beckett: Connoisseur of Artistic Failure

Samuel Beckett: Connoisseur of Artistic Failure

How Do You in Fact Fail Better?

By Michael Coffey | April 13, 2018

Attention Grammar Pedants, the English Language Isn't Logical

Attention Grammar Pedants, the English Language Isn't Logical

Or, Why Hangover Is One Word

By Lynne Murphy | April 12, 2018

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Restoring Power to the Women of Ancient Myth

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Maybe Poets Are, in Fact, Aliens

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Gregory Pardlo: How to Pretend You've Read a Book You Haven't

Gregory Pardlo: How to Pretend You've Read a Book You Haven't

The Author of Air Traffic on the Books in His Life

By Literary Hub | April 11, 2018

At the Edge of the Woods: Why Writers Need Wilderness

At the Edge of the Woods: Why Writers Need Wilderness

The Forest is Full of Stories

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5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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The 100 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>The Great Gatsby</em>

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Gregory Pardlo on Form, His Father, and Not Writing a Book About Race

Gregory Pardlo on Form, His Father, and Not Writing a Book About Race

The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Talks his New Memoir in Essays, Air Traffic

By Kristen Martin | April 9, 2018

On the Rise—and Cost—of the African Novel in English

On the Rise—and Cost—of the African Novel in English

Why Isn't There a Good Igbo Translation of Things Fall Apart?

By Mukoma Wa Ngugi | April 9, 2018

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