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50 of the Best One-Star Reviews of <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em>

50 of the Best One-Star Reviews of The Picture of Dorian Gray

"Pretentious, pedestrian, predictable, and pedantic."

By Emily Temple | June 20, 2019

Mona Awad on Horrifying Cuteness and MFA Groupthink

Mona Awad on Horrifying Cuteness and MFA Groupthink

The Author of Bunny on The Maris Review

By The Maris Review | June 20, 2019

How an Asteroid Could Destroy the World <em>Before</em> Impact

How an Asteroid Could Destroy the World Before Impact

In the Event of a Collision, Humanity Would Not Fare Well

By Gordon L. Dillow | June 20, 2019

The Writer Antonia Pont vs. Envy

The Writer Antonia Pont vs. Envy

An Examination of Envy, Jealousy, and What They Add to Our Lives

By Antonia Pont | June 20, 2019

Robert Macfarlane:

Robert Macfarlane: "I Wanted the Reader to Undertake a Descent into the Darkness."

Joining Paul Holdengraber on his Return to Lit Hub Radio

By Literary Hub | June 20, 2019

Previewing the First Ever LGBTQ+ Rare Books Auction

Previewing the First Ever LGBTQ+ Rare Books Auction

Including Signed First Editions from Walt Whitman, James Baldwin, Radclyffe Hall, and More

By Rebecca Rego Barry | June 20, 2019

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'Revolutionary Kiss,'
A Poem by Tina Chang

By Tina Chang | June 20, 2019

"The Stonewall Revolution is Still Happening"

By Corinne Segal | June 19, 2019

“Perhaps We’re Being Dense.” Rejection Letters Sent to Famous Writers

By Emily Temple | June 19, 2019

So, Gutenberg Didn’t Actually Invent Printing As We Know It

So, Gutenberg Didn’t Actually Invent Printing As We Know It

On the Unsung Chinese and Korean History of Movable Type

By M. Sophia Newman | June 19, 2019

The Weirdness, Wonder, and Terror of the Contemporary Zoo

The Weirdness, Wonder, and Terror of the Contemporary Zoo

Molly Reid on the Way We Use Language Changes the Way We See Animals

By Molly Reid | June 19, 2019

On America's First Openly Gay Reporter at a Major Newspaper

On America's First Openly Gay Reporter at a Major Newspaper

The Rise of Randy Shilts, Among the First to Write About
the AIDS Epidemic

By Andrew E. Stoner | June 19, 2019

On Kathy Acker: A Desk, A Disease, An Accounting

On Kathy Acker: A Desk, A Disease, An Accounting

"I find Kathy’s stuff and have that feeling I sometimes get of not being alone."

By Teresa Rose Carmody | June 19, 2019

<em>Reading Women</em> Talk Jesmyn Ward and Sarah Smarsh

Reading Women Talk Jesmyn Ward and Sarah Smarsh

Kendra Winchester, Autumn Privett, and Jaclyn Masters
on Working Class Stories

By Reading Women | June 19, 2019

Elvia Wilk on Fictionalizing Berlin

Elvia Wilk on Fictionalizing Berlin

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 19, 2019

Why Are We Driven to Explore the Very Depths of This Earthly Abyss?

Why Are We Driven to Explore the Very Depths of This Earthly Abyss?

Robert Macfarlane on Deep Water Cave-Diving and the Lure of the Void

By Robert Macfarlane | June 18, 2019

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