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John Wray on the One Book That Has Helped Him Become a Better Writer

John Wray on the One Book That Has Helped Him Become a Better Writer

“I’m talking about an unassuming trade paperback, published a few decades back, with a deceptively un-sexy title.”

By John Wray | May 12, 2023

Why Does Hollywood Keep Returning to Peter Pan?

Why Does Hollywood Keep Returning to Peter Pan?

Jonathan Russell Clark Traces the Evolution of a Pretty Depressing Character

By Jonathan Russell Clark | May 12, 2023

Mirror, Mirror: On the Intersection of Beauty, Power, and Motherhood

Mirror, Mirror: On the Intersection of Beauty, Power, and Motherhood

From Mona Awad's Forthcoming Novel Rouge

By Mona Awad | May 12, 2023

Readings from the 2022 PEN America Prison Writing Awards Anthology

Readings from the 2022 PEN America Prison Writing Awards Anthology

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | May 12, 2023

<em>The Five Devils</em> is a Cinematic Gothic Novel for the Contemporary Age

The Five Devils is a Cinematic Gothic Novel for the Contemporary Age

The Gothic Aesthetic Becomes Fertile Ground for Exploring Legacies of Homophobia, Colonialism, and Racism in France

By Laura Valenza | May 12, 2023

Garth Risk Hallberg Goes Behind the Scenes of the <em>City on Fire</em> Adaptation

Garth Risk Hallberg Goes Behind the Scenes of the City on Fire Adaptation

”The interior was so fully realized and so maximized for pothead goofing off that I didn’t want to leave.”

By Garth Risk Hallberg | May 11, 2023

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To Heal the Planet, We Must Heal Ourselves: Ben Okri Proposes New Visions For Our Collective Future

By Ben Okri | May 11, 2023

Jeff VanderMeer’s Veniss Underground Reveals the World by Breaking Its Boundaries

By Charles Yu | May 11, 2023

Stephen Marche Explains Why Technologies Like ChatGPT Will Make Creators More Valuable Than Ever

By Keen On | May 11, 2023

The Power of the Unsaid: John N. Maclean on Ernest Hemingway’s <em>Big Two-Hearted River</em>

The Power of the Unsaid: John N. Maclean on Ernest Hemingway’s Big Two-Hearted River

“The burned landscape and the desolate swamp in that case could stand for a writer’s creative unconscious.”

By John N. Maclean | May 11, 2023

This Eagle Would Eat Your Toddler If It Had The Chance

This Eagle Would Eat Your Toddler If It Had The Chance

Adam Hart on Our Shared History With Predators

By Adam Hart | May 11, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Of new books by Tom Hanks, Emma Cline, Haruki Murukami, and More

By Book Marks | May 11, 2023

Isabella Hammad on Finding Inspiration in <em>Hamlet</em>

Isabella Hammad on Finding Inspiration in Hamlet

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 11, 2023

The East Palestine Train Derailment and Your Health: Kerri Arsenault on the Pervasive and Ongoing Risks of Dioxin

The East Palestine Train Derailment and Your Health: Kerri Arsenault on the Pervasive and Ongoing Risks of Dioxin

Kerri Arsenault in Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 11, 2023

“The Gardener.” New Poetry by Thea Brown

“The Gardener.” New Poetry by Thea Brown

From the Collection Loner Forensics

By Thea Brown | May 11, 2023

A Kind of Mutuality: Christina Sharpe on the Importance of Regard

A Kind of Mutuality: Christina Sharpe on the Importance of Regard

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | May 11, 2023

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