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<em>Behind the Mic</em>: On <em>Katheryn Howard, The Scandalous Queen</em> by Alison Weir, Read by Rosalyn Landor

Behind the Mic: On Katheryn Howard, The Scandalous Queen by Alison Weir, Read by Rosalyn Landor

Listen to Rich Historical Fiction Perfect For Fans of Tudor History

By Behind the Mic | August 25, 2020

What Does Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 Offer Readers Today?

What Does Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 Offer Readers Today?

Introducing The History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | August 24, 2020

In Life as in Mythology, Greece is a Place of Frustrated Migrations

In Life as in Mythology, Greece is a Place of Frustrated Migrations

Matteo Nucci on Odysseus, the Greco-Turkish War, and the Plight of Modern Refugees

By Matteo Nucci | August 24, 2020

Benjamin Nugent on Writing About Male Privilege After #MeToo

Benjamin Nugent on Writing About Male Privilege After #MeToo

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 24, 2020

Dear <em>Catcher in the Rye</em>: <br>A Love Letter

Dear Catcher in the Rye:
A Love Letter

Mary O’Connell on Her Favorite Book and Its Conflicted Legacy

By Mary O'Connell | August 21, 2020

13 Ways of Looking at Flash Fiction

13 Ways of Looking at Flash Fiction

Grant Faulkner on the Infinite Possibilities of Brevity

By Grant Faulkner | August 21, 2020

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How Dante Alighieri Invented Italy

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Growing Up With Ray Bradbury's Ghost in Waukegan, Illinois

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Why You Should Trust Your Reading Instincts (and an Ode to Aimee Bender)

By So Many Damn Books | August 21, 2020

On Percival Everett’s Almost Secret Experiment in a Novel<br> in Threes

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David Lerner Schwartz on the Tripartite Puzzle That is Telephone

By David Lerner Schwartz | August 20, 2020

If You Want to See Who Someone Really Is, Get Them on a Tennis Court

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Breaking Down the Roiling, Emotional Middle of a James Baldwin Narrative

Breaking Down the Roiling, Emotional Middle of a James Baldwin Narrative

Daniel Joshua Rubin on If Beale Street Could Talk

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In Defense of Psychoanalysis and Writing Freudian Fiction

In Defense of Psychoanalysis and Writing Freudian Fiction

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<em>Mrs. Bridge</em> Is a Perfect Novel. But How Does It Work?

Mrs. Bridge Is a Perfect Novel. But How Does It Work?

Unpacking an Underread American Classic

By Emily Temple | August 18, 2020

The Literature of Elder Care is Often About Shifting Power Dynamics

The Literature of Elder Care is Often About Shifting Power Dynamics

Ellyn Lem on Works by Shakespeare, Lauren Fox, and Others

By Ellyn A. Lem | August 17, 2020

Finding Catharsis in the Story <br>of a Family Betrayal

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