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Honoré de Balzac's Legendary Love Affair With His Anonymous Critic

Honoré de Balzac's Legendary Love Affair With His Anonymous Critic

Or: How to Marry a Famous Writer

By Emily Temple | March 14, 2019

5 Books You May Have Missed in February

5 Books You May Have Missed in February

From Scottish Seal Women to Nigerian Curses, Stories from Around the World

By Bethanne Patrick | March 14, 2019

Steve Anwyll on the Uses of the Autobiographical Novel

Steve Anwyll on the Uses of the Autobiographical Novel

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 14, 2019

The History of Humanity, As Revealed By Its Walls

The History of Humanity, As Revealed By Its Walls

On the Boundaries That Define Our Lives

By Paul Crenshaw | March 14, 2019

John Lanchester and Joe O'Neill Talk Climate Change and Border Walls

John Lanchester and Joe O'Neill Talk Climate Change and Border Walls

"The time to act is now..."

By Literary Hub | March 14, 2019

Here are the Winners of This Year's Windham-Campbell Prizes

Here are the Winners of This Year's Windham-Campbell Prizes

Rebecca Solnit, Young Jean Lee, and More

By Corinne Segal | March 13, 2019

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On the Hidden History of Queer Women in Baseball

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Why My Students Don't Call Themselves 'Southern' Writers

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The Impossibility of Finding a Place to Write in New York

The Impossibility of Finding a Place to Write in New York

“How do you get any work done here?”

By Andrew Ridker | March 13, 2019

T Kira Madden on Naming Her Book and Owning Her Story

T Kira Madden on Naming Her Book and Owning Her Story

On Reading Women with Kendra Winchester and Autumn Privett

By Reading Women | March 13, 2019

Brooklyn's Earliest, Secret Enclaves of Queer Life

Brooklyn's Earliest, Secret Enclaves of Queer Life

From Whitman to the Free Black Community of Weeksville

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Thankfulness, Praise, and Ross Gay

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Adam Sol on 'Ode to Drinking Water from My Hands'

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Writing My Novel Turned into Cooking Boot Camp

Writing My Novel Turned into Cooking Boot Camp

Butter, Cheese, and a Race to Create the Perfect Popover

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On H.G. Adler's Lectures from a Concentration Camp

On H.G. Adler's Lectures from a Concentration Camp

"For Adler there is no room for escape. . ."

By Peter Filkins | March 13, 2019

Pam Houston on the Beauty of the Dying Planet

Pam Houston on the Beauty of the Dying Planet

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 13, 2019

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