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The Sad, Grotesque Life of “Baboon Lady” Julia Pastrana

The Sad, Grotesque Life of “Baboon Lady” Julia Pastrana

Trapped Between High Society and the Freak Show

By John Woolf | November 15, 2019

How Has the Publishing Industry Been Affected by Trump?

How Has the Publishing Industry Been Affected by Trump?

Jarett Kobek Talks to Andrew on Keen On

By Keen On | November 15, 2019

In Order to Write, I Had to Break a Family Curse

In Order to Write, I Had to Break a Family Curse

Amanda Yates Garcia on Witchcraft and Writer's Block

By Amanda Yates Garcia | November 15, 2019

Our Experience of Grief is Unique as a Fingerprint

Our Experience of Grief is Unique as a Fingerprint

David Kessler on the Difference Between Mourning and Grief

By David Kessler | November 15, 2019

Rebecca F. Kuang on Violence, History, and Writing a Female Warrior

Rebecca F. Kuang on Violence, History, and Writing a Female Warrior

In Conversation About The Poppy War on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | November 15, 2019

Ayad Akhtar: Muslims in America, a Playwright’s Compendium of Characters

Ayad Akhtar: Muslims in America, a Playwright’s Compendium of Characters

The Pakistani-American Playwright and Author on Beyond the Page: The Best of the Sun Valley Writers' Conference

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | November 15, 2019

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Cassandra King Conroy on Her New Book, Tell Me a Story

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The Secret Society of Women Writers in Oxford in the 1920s

By Mo Moulton | November 14, 2019

The Elusive Lure of Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland

The Elusive Lure of Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland

Philip Metres on Patrick Radden Keefe's Say Anything, and the Stories of the Living

By Philip Metres | November 14, 2019

Will Self: Claire Foy Will Always Be My Queen

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By Will Self | November 14, 2019

Kevin Wilson: Children Bursting Into Flames... Metaphor or No?

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Nabokov on the Wondrous World of Russian Toys

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Finding Art in Commonplace Things

By Vladimir Nabokov | November 14, 2019

You're Almost Definitely More of a Jerk Than You Think You Are

You're Almost Definitely More of a Jerk Than You Think You Are

Toward a Theory of Unpleasant Behavior

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4 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Pittsburgh

4 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Pittsburgh

Kristofer Collins: Pittsburgh is... Littsburgh?

By Kristofer Collins | November 14, 2019

On the Humorous Surrealism <br>of Mimi Parent

On the Humorous Surrealism
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Penelope Rosemont Remembers Her Friend,
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