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A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

Truth, Beauty, and the Poetry of Islam

By Suheil Bushrui and James M. Malarkey | December 11, 2015

All the Life in the World on One Street In Paris

All the Life in the World on One Street In Paris

Elaine Sciolino and Lauren Elkin in Conversation About Their Adopted City

By Lauren Elkin | December 11, 2015

Knausgaard Writes Like a Woman

Knausgaard Writes Like a Woman

Siri Hustvedt on Gendered Literature and the Feminization of Feelings

By Siri Hustvedt | December 10, 2015

A Lost Literary Legend of Iowa City

A Lost Literary Legend of Iowa City

On Mark Costello, the Midwest and The Murphy Stories

By Matthew Neill Null | December 10, 2015

Algeria After Camus

Algeria After Camus

The Missing History of Kamel Daoud's The Meursault Investigation

By Namara Smith | December 8, 2015

How The Literary Class System Is Impoverishing Literature

How The Literary Class System Is Impoverishing Literature

On the Systemic Economic Barriers to Being a Writer

By Lorraine Berry | December 4, 2015

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On the Black Avant-Garde, Trigger Warnings, and Life in East Hampton

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What Book Made You the Writer You Are Today?

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The Mainly True Tale of the Writer and the Spy

The Mainly True Tale of the Writer and the Spy

On Discovering Your Uncle is a Character in a Kay Boyle Novel

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Why You Should Move to Berlin to Be a Writer

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“When Did You Start to Think of Yourself As African?”

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Dear Rick Moody, Life Coach:

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Does Salt Water on Your Cheeks Really Matter?

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Jerry Stahl on Hep C, Fat Suits, and Masturbating Babies

Jerry Stahl on Hep C, Fat Suits, and Masturbating Babies

A Very Entertaining Interview With an Old New Dad

By Sabra Embury | November 23, 2015

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