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How Patricia Highsmith's <em>Mr. Ripley</em> Rises from Genre to Myth

How Patricia Highsmith's Mr. Ripley Rises from Genre to Myth

James Lasdun on the Genius of a Mid-Century Classic

By James Lasdun | October 18, 2016

Eileen Myles:

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Pretending that the Emperor has Clothes on, that the Elephant is Not in the Room

By Christopher Lydon | October 17, 2016

Postcards to a Younger, Much Better Novelist

Postcards to a Younger, Much Better Novelist

Derek Palacio Shares Early Correspondence with his wife, Claire Vaye Watkins

By Derek Palacio | October 17, 2016

In Praise of the Illustrated Book

In Praise of the Illustrated Book

Four Great Examples of the Genre

By Buzz Poole | October 17, 2016

There's Still No Word for 'Memoir' in German Publishing

There's Still No Word for 'Memoir' in German Publishing

The Buchpreis, the Book Blogger, and Other Hot Topics Heading to Frankfurt...

By Tara Bray Smith | October 17, 2016

How to Keep Out Death: On the Literature of Crowds

How to Keep Out Death: On the Literature of Crowds

The Pleasures and Anxieties of the Collective, from Benjamin to DeLillo

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On Queerness, Empathy, and Afro-Modernity

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On Bob Dylan's Literary Influences

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Brit Bennett on Place, Isolation, and What it Means to Be Good

Brit Bennett on Place, Isolation, and What it Means to Be Good

Gabrielle Bellot in conversation with the author of The Mothers

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The Banality of Donald Trump

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When Virality Goes Wrong

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So Who Exactly is Bob Dylan, Newly Crowned Nobel Laureate?

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Jonathan Lethem on the Lost Conversations of Ross Macdonald

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Lean in, Swipe Right: On Tinder and the Politics of Singledom

Lean in, Swipe Right: On Tinder and the Politics of Singledom

Bridget Read Considers the Future of Sex, and Emily Witt's Future Sex

By Bridget Read | October 13, 2016

Interview With a Gatekeeper: Algonquin's Elisabeth Scharlatt

Interview With a Gatekeeper: Algonquin's Elisabeth Scharlatt

On Predicting Bestsellers, Inclusivity, and Hefty Advances

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