The Apple in the Dark

The Apple in the Dark

Clarice Lispector (trans. Benjamin Moser)

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Legacies Both Ragged and Rich: Michelle Tea on Poverty and the American Family

Legacies Both Ragged and Rich: Michelle Tea on Poverty and the American Family

"Growing up within the poorer half of our country is my history."

By Michelle Tea | October 3, 2023

"Claim to Fame #1 - 9"

Lydia Davis

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 3, 2023

A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens

A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens

Raul Palma

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Penance

Penance

Eliza Clark

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 29, 2023

"Notice to Appear," a Poem by Leslie Sainz

From the Collection Have You Been Long Enough at Table

By Leslie Sainz | September 28, 2023

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Devil Makes Three

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Land of Milk and Honey

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People Collide

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Isle McElroy

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Recital of the Dark Verses

Recital of the Dark Verses

Luis Felipe Fabre (trans. Heather Cleary)

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Ross Gay: In Praise of (Foot- End- Etc.) Notes

Ross Gay: In Praise of (Foot- End- Etc.) Notes

"I long for a book made of only endnotes."

By Ross Gay | September 21, 2023

We Need a Motherf*cking Break: On Mom Rage and the Fantasy of Joint Custody

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Minna Dubin Considers the Potential Upside of Divorce

By Minna Dubin | September 21, 2023

The Pole

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J. M. Coetzee

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On the Rothschilds' Myth in Literature and Film

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Mike Rothschild Considers the Stories Told about the Influential Jewish Family

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Beyond the Door of No Return

Beyond the Door of No Return

David Diop (trans. Sam Taylor)

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