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In Praise of Bossy Big Sisters

In Praise of Bossy Big Sisters

On the Lesser-Loved Counterparts of our Favorite Young Protagonists

By Erika Smith | March 3, 2017

Dear Fellow Traveler: A Close Reading of the Magnetic Guest Journals at Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn

Dear Fellow Traveler: A Close Reading of the Magnetic Guest Journals at Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn

Anna Journey on the Magical Living Document at Deetjen's Smallest and Most Remote Guest Cottage

By Anna Journey | March 1, 2017

On the Importance of the Public School Novel, Right Now

On the Importance of the Public School Novel, Right Now

Moving Beyond the Prep School Canon

By Nick Ripatrazone | February 27, 2017

The Life and Legacy of Bharati Mukherjee

The Life and Legacy of Bharati Mukherjee

Anjali Enjeti Remembers the Matriarch of Indian-American Literature

By Anjali Enjeti | February 27, 2017

How Mary Miller's Stories Demystify the White Working Class

How Mary Miller's Stories Demystify the White Working Class

On the Socioeconomic and Racial Dynamics in Always Happy Hour

By Alex Gallo-Brown | February 23, 2017

Behind the Dedications: Hunter S. Thompson

Behind the Dedications: Hunter S. Thompson

A look at the family, friends and substances to which Thompson dedicated his books

By Arvind Dilawar | February 20, 2017

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In Praise of the New Aphorism, No Longer Just For Great Men

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Daniel Handler on the Best Writer You Don't Know: Rachel Ingalls

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How the Powerful Fear Art: Lessons from John Berger

How the Powerful Fear Art: Lessons from John Berger

On Fascism, Art, and Fighting with Orwell and Berger

By Veronica Esposito | February 13, 2017

Edgar Allan Poe, Editor and Original Hatchet Man

Edgar Allan Poe, Editor and Original Hatchet Man

On the Literary Magazine in which "The Fall of the House of Usher" First Appeared

By Nathan Scott McNamara | February 9, 2017

Behind the Dedications: James Baldwin

Behind the Dedications: James Baldwin

The People in His Life and In His Books...

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How Fiction Tackles Global Economic Uncertainty

How Fiction Tackles Global Economic Uncertainty

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Noir is the Perfect Genre for Telling a Millennial Story

Noir is the Perfect Genre for Telling a Millennial Story

On Search Party, Raymond Chandler, and Mysteries with No Resolutions

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George Washington: 'Citizens By Birth Or Choice' Will Make America Great

George Washington: 'Citizens By Birth Or Choice' Will Make America Great

Historian John Avlon on the First President's Farewell Address

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What Was Chick Lit? A Brief History From the Inside

What Was Chick Lit? A Brief History From the Inside

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By Lucinda Rosenfeld | February 3, 2017

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