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From Fact-Checking to Fiction: On the Multifaceted and Often Fruitless Pursuit of Truth

From Fact-Checking to Fiction: On the Multifaceted and Often Fruitless Pursuit of Truth

Austin Kelley Considers the Evolving Role of Fact-Checkers in an Era of Endless Lies

By Austin Kelley | April 15, 2025

What Working on Films Taught Me About Writing Fiction

What Working on Films Taught Me About Writing Fiction

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The Timeless, Timely Folk Novel: On Writing Fiction Influenced by Folk Songs

The Timeless, Timely Folk Novel: On Writing Fiction Influenced by Folk Songs

Seán Hewitt Explores Folk's Constant, Changing Repository of Stories

By Seán Hewitt | April 15, 2025

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Virginia Woolf! Ishion Hutchinson! R. Crumb! 24 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 15, 2025

An Incomplete Biography of Jane Hirshfield in Six Jobs (with Poems)

An Incomplete Biography of Jane Hirshfield in Six Jobs (with Poems)

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Viet Thanh Nguyen: Most American Literature is the Literature of Empire

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“An imperial literature prefers the realism of showing the imperfect domesticity within an American empire.”

By Viet Thanh Nguyen | April 11, 2025

Natalia Theodoridou on Unraveling a Short Story into a Novel

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The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

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