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A Political Conversion on the Way to a Novel

A Political Conversion on the Way to a Novel

Margot Singer on Rediscovering Post-9/11 Complexity

By Margot Singer | April 18, 2017

Louise Glück on Realism and Fantasy

Louise Glück on Realism and Fantasy

"The fantastic exists as hypothesis and dream."

By Louise Gluck | April 18, 2017

Some of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Best Characters Were Dead People

Some of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Best Characters Were Dead People

On Love, Death, and Life in the Work of a Master

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 17, 2017

Race is the Original American Fiction

Race is the Original American Fiction

On Reuniting with The Descendants of Thomas Jefferson's Slaves

By Andrew Mitchell Davenport | April 13, 2017

In Defense of Worldbuilding

In Defense of Worldbuilding

Or, Against Being Against Writing Tools

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2017

The Uncanny Magic of Joy Williams, in a Single Paragraph

The Uncanny Magic of Joy Williams, in a Single Paragraph

How a Master of the Short Story Plays Cat and Mouse with the Reader

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