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Why Philip Roth, Why Now?

Why Philip Roth, Why Now?

Answers from Susan Choi, Ayad Akhtar, and Other Participants of “Philip Roth Unbound: Illuminating a Literary Legacy” Festival

By Literary Hub | March 13, 2023

“That’s Just Playground Ball.” On Racism and Basketball in the 1970s

“That’s Just Playground Ball.” On Racism and Basketball in the 1970s

Theresa Runstedtler on the Proliferation of Black Players in Professional Basketball

By Theresa Runstedtler | March 13, 2023

Talking to Joyce Carol Oates on the Way to the Airport About Fiction’s Blurry Borders

Talking to Joyce Carol Oates on the Way to the Airport About Fiction’s Blurry Borders

Jesse Lee Kercheval Tries to Figure Out Where Life Ends and Fiction Begins

By Jesse Lee Kercheval | March 13, 2023

Our Family Secret Was Embedded in My Writing Before I Knew the Truth

Our Family Secret Was Embedded in My Writing Before I Knew the Truth

Dani Shapiro on Revisiting Her Book on Craft a Decade On

By Dani Shapiro | March 13, 2023

Gish Jen on Mining Tension in Fiction

Gish Jen on Mining Tension in Fiction

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | March 13, 2023

Was Nabokov’s Love of the Cinema a Way to Survive Exile?

Was Nabokov’s Love of the Cinema a Way to Survive Exile?

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 13, 2023

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Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: Michelle Dowd Revisits Her Childhood in Forager

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 13, 2023

The Female Philosophers Unjustly Excluded from the Canon

By Regan Penaluna | March 13, 2023

The Transcendence of the Clock: On Finding Clarity in Fiction and in Life

By Samuel Ligon | March 13, 2023

Jean Hanff Korelitz on Philip Roth, <em>The Human Stain</em>, and a Novelist’s Right to Tell Other People’s Stories

Jean Hanff Korelitz on Philip Roth, The Human Stain, and a Novelist’s Right to Tell Other People’s Stories

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 13, 2023

In Honor of International Women’s Day: 8 Ways to Love <em>Little Women</em>

In Honor of International Women’s Day: 8 Ways to Love Little Women

Jess deCourcy Hinds on a Lifetime of Reading the Girlhood Classic  

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | March 10, 2023

Xiaolu Guo on Translating<br> the Self

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“I want to talk about the possibilities of translation.”

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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Featuring new titles by Eleanor Catton, Jenny Odell, Brigitte Reimann, and More

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The Hard Won Lessons of Lesley Arfin’s <em>Dear Diary</em> 15 Years Later

The Hard Won Lessons of Lesley Arfin’s Dear Diary 15 Years Later

Mariella Rudi on Teen Bluster and the Performative Aspect of Keeping a Diary

By Mariella Rudi | March 10, 2023

Your Literary Guide to the 2023 Oscars

Your Literary Guide to the 2023 Oscars

What to Read (and Watch) After Each Best Picture Contender

By Eliza Smith | March 10, 2023

<em>Everything Everywhere All at Once</em> Offers a Hopeful Vision for Immigrant Families

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Frankie Huang on Trauma and Transformation in the Daniels’ Oscar-Nominated Film

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