Writing is Magic: Why We Should All Follow Our Literary Dreams

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Joyelle McSweeney on Euripides's <em>Iphigenia Among the Taurians</em>, translated by Anne Carson

Joyelle McSweeney on Euripides's Iphigenia Among the Taurians, translated by Anne Carson

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

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Chana Joffe-Walt on The Best Tape You Can Get

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When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government

When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government

Steven W. Thrasher on the Fight For Academic Freedom

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More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s <em>Beirut Fragments</em>

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“She does not purport to be braver than she felt at any given time. Instead she is honest about her fear.”

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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