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Buddhism’s <em>Dukkha</em> and Hamlet’s Dust: On Shakespeare’s Spiritual Wisdom

Buddhism’s Dukkha and Hamlet’s Dust: On Shakespeare’s Spiritual Wisdom

Lauren Shufran on How Reading Shakespeare Helped Her Better Read Herself

By Lauren Shufran | May 25, 2022

From Eve Babitz to Raven Leilani, Readings on Solipsistic, Transformative Love

From Eve Babitz to Raven Leilani, Readings on Solipsistic, Transformative Love

Lillian Fishman Recommends a Particular Kind of Absorbing Love Story

By Lillian Fishman | May 25, 2022

Sarah Ruhl Tries to Look at Grief Through the Lens of Form

Sarah Ruhl Tries to Look at Grief Through the Lens of Form

A Conversation with the Author of Love Poems in Quarantine

By Literary Hub | May 25, 2022

Jon Mooallem Writes in the Morning (Before the World Snuffs Out His Brief Glimmer of Positivity)

Jon Mooallem Writes in the Morning (Before the World Snuffs Out His Brief Glimmer of Positivity)

The Author of Serious Face Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | May 25, 2022

Morgan Talty on Indigenous Literature, Penobscot Culture, and the Villain of Colonialism

Morgan Talty on Indigenous Literature, Penobscot Culture, and the Villain of Colonialism

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

By Thresholds | May 25, 2022

Kathryn Miles on the Emotional Toll of Investigating Tragedies—and Why She Carries on

Kathryn Miles on the Emotional Toll of Investigating Tragedies—and Why She Carries on

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 25, 2022

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Considering the Morals of Kierkegaard’s <em>Fear and Trembling</em>

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From the The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 23, 2022

Naming the Unnamed: On the Many Uses of the Letter X

Naming the Unnamed: On the Many Uses of the Letter X

Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza Considers X as a Symbol of Prohibition and Expansion

By Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza | May 20, 2022

A Conversation About Music, Memory, and the Topographies of Writing

A Conversation About Music, Memory, and the Topographies of Writing

Mesha Maren in Conversation with Fernando Flores

By Literary Hub | May 20, 2022

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