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The Dirty Secret of War: It Can Be As Compelling As It Is Ugly

The Dirty Secret of War: It Can Be As Compelling As It Is Ugly

Philip Caputo on the Literature of War

By Philip Caputo | October 20, 2017

At Oslo's House of Literature, a Free Space for Ideas (and Writers)

At Oslo's House of Literature, a Free Space for Ideas (and Writers)

How Can We Make This Kind of Thing Happen in America?

By Kerri Arsenault | October 20, 2017

When the French Invaded Hanoi, My Brothers Stayed Behind

When the French Invaded Hanoi, My Brothers Stayed Behind

They Knew War was Coming and Were Eager to Fight

By Mai Elliott | October 20, 2017

When Maya Lin Got a B+ Despite Winning the Vietnam Memorial Design

When Maya Lin Got a B+ Despite Winning the Vietnam Memorial Design

The Architecture Wunderkind Had a Difficult Relationship with Her Professor

By James Reston, Jr. | October 20, 2017

On Borders, White Space, and Saying the Unsayable

On Borders, White Space, and Saying the Unsayable

"A Poem’s Virtue is in its Lament Against Powerlessness"

By Sasha Pimentel | October 20, 2017

Peter Coyote: Voice of the Vietnam Generation

Peter Coyote: Voice of the Vietnam Generation

Clara Bingham Asks a Counterculture Legend About Narrating a Hard History

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Jia Tolentino and Claire Vaye Watkins Talk Abuse, Harassment,
and Harvey Weinstein

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Jennifer Egan Makes Friends Across Seven Decades (and Countless Letters)

By Jennifer Egan | October 19, 2017

Philip Pullman: I'm Quite Against a Sentimental Vision of Childhood

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In Conversation with the Author of the His Dark Materials Trilogy

By Nicholas Tucker | October 19, 2017

Black Francis: Ray Bradbury Validated My Desire to Write

Black Francis: Ray Bradbury Validated My Desire to Write

The Front Man of the Pixies on the Writer Who Changed His Life

By Black Francis | October 19, 2017

A Stroke Made My Mother a Poet, I Merely Transcribed

A Stroke Made My Mother a Poet, I Merely Transcribed

For Freeman's Marius Chivu on the Origins of His First Poem

By Marius Chivu | October 19, 2017

When Climate Change Comes for the Fairy Tale Forest

When Climate Change Comes for the Fairy Tale Forest

What Else is Lost When an Iconic Landscape is Destroyed?

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5 Books Ray Bradbury Thought You Should Read

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Celebrating the Anniversary of Fahrenheit 451 with the Books That Bradbury Loved

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Breaking Good: Why Artists Remake, Experiment, and Smash Tradition

Breaking Good: Why Artists Remake, Experiment, and Smash Tradition

On Remodeling Not Only the Imperfect, but the Beloved

By Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman | October 19, 2017

The Bluebeard Myth is Forever Relevant

The Bluebeard Myth is Forever Relevant

Catherine Burns on Women Trapped in Abusive Relationships

By Catherine Burns | October 19, 2017

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