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When I Quit Basketball to Become a Writer

When I Quit Basketball to Become a Writer

From Early Morning Drills to the Loneliness of the Desk

By Andrew Malan Milward | August 19, 2015

American Women: Masters of the Short Story

American Women: Masters of the Short Story

On the Literary Genealogy of Lucia Berlin

By Bridget Read | August 19, 2015

The Pleasures of Destroying a Good Book

The Pleasures of Destroying a Good Book

Crack It, Bend It, Mark It, Love It

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 19, 2015

Ottessa Moshfegh: What It Means to Be a Voice in the World

Ottessa Moshfegh: What It Means to Be a Voice in the World

On Doubt, Unreliable Narration, and the Messiness of Near History

By Tobias Carroll | August 18, 2015

<em>Lolita</em>: From Transgressive Lit to Pop Iconography

Lolita: From Transgressive Lit to Pop Iconography

Or How We Ended Up with Lana Del Rey

By Rebecca Brill | August 18, 2015

Charles Bukowski's Rules for Writing

Charles Bukowski's Rules for Writing

Be Honest, Have a Few Drinks, and Submit Everything

By Literary Hub | August 14, 2015

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Let's Not Get Too Holy: Editing Bukowski

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On Writing Transnational Trans Characters

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In Praise of the Unpublished Drawer Novel

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Peter Carey: Punk Rock Novelist

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Alexander Chee Looks Back at ‘The Tax Inspector’

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An Interview with Fred Moten, Pt. II

An Interview with Fred Moten, Pt. II

On Radical Indistinctness and Thought Flavor à la Derrida

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In Defense of the Present Tense

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