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A Close Reading of the 'Censored' Passages of <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em>

A Close Reading of the 'Censored' Passages of The Picture of Dorian Gray

"Basil Only Likes Dorian as a Friend, We Promise!"

By Emily Temple | June 20, 2018

Loitering in 7-11 with <em>Convenience Store Woman</em> Author Sayaka Murata

Loitering in 7-11 with Convenience Store Woman Author Sayaka Murata

Why Convenience Stores Are Microcosms of Society

By Fran Bigman | June 20, 2018

Chelsea Hodson: Trying to Write Down Life Before It's Too Late

Chelsea Hodson: Trying to Write Down Life Before It's Too Late

On Thriving in a State of In-Between

By Chelsea Hodson | June 20, 2018

Writers of the Zodiac: Playful Gemini? You Have a Way With Words

Writers of the Zodiac: Playful Gemini? You Have a Way With Words

From Gwendolyn Brooks to Dashiell Hammett, Geminis are Curious and Creative

By Randon Rosenbohm | June 20, 2018

Dana Schwartz: Writing a Book Did Not Change My Life

Dana Schwartz: Writing a Book Did Not Change My Life

Is There Such a Thing as the Mythic Writer's Life?

By Dana Schwartz | June 20, 2018

"Sweet on the Tongue"

Read a New Story from Roxane Gay's Collection, Ayiti

By Roxane Gay | June 20, 2018

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Why Do We Love Reading About Cheaters and Schemers?

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Lit Hub Daily: June 19, 2018

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How to Write Across Difference

By Rebecca Makkai | June 19, 2018

All of the Books President Obama Thinks You Should Read

All of the Books President Obama Thinks You Should Read

Remember When Our President Loved Books?

By Emily Temple | June 19, 2018

The All-Too Human Cost of Appalachia's Fracking Boom

The All-Too Human Cost of Appalachia's Fracking Boom

America's Answer to Energy Scarcity Has Always Been to Dig Deeper

By Eliza Griswold | June 19, 2018

Dear Book Therapist: How Do I Survive My C- Marriage?

Dear Book Therapist: How Do I Survive My C- Marriage?

One Letter-Writer Wants to Retreat from the World; Another to Find Peace in It

By Rosalie Knecht | June 19, 2018

American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin

American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin

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By Terrance Hayes | June 19, 2018

Ahmed Saadawi Wants to Tell a New Story About the War in Iraq

Ahmed Saadawi Wants to Tell a New Story About the War in Iraq

"The Job of the Writer is to Give a Voice to Unknown People"

By Zahra Hankir | June 19, 2018

Diamond Dogs">On the Diamond Dogs">

Diamond Dogs">On the "Future Shock" of David Bowie's Diamond Dogs

Taking Sci-Fi Inspiration from Nineteen Eighty-Four and Metropolis

By Jason Heller | June 19, 2018

What Happens When Your Tenant Won't Stop Renovating Your House?

What Happens When Your Tenant Won't Stop Renovating Your House?

Vikki Warner on Handling Sticky Situations as a Landlord

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