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<em>Lucky Hank</em> is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Lucky Hank is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Olivia Rutigliano on the New AMC Series That Adapts Richard Russo's 1997 novel Straight Man

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2023

On the Ethics of Preserving—and Cutting Short—the Life of a Pet

On the Ethics of Preserving—and Cutting Short—the Life of a Pet

Karen Fine Considers a Veterinarian’s Duty of Care

By Karen Fine | March 17, 2023

Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, <em>The Magician’s Elephant</em>, Adapted for Film

Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film

“A good adaptation helps you to see the book anew.”

By Kate DiCamillo | March 17, 2023

The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost

The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost

Alexander Poots on Northern Ireland's Literary Past

By Alexander Poots | March 17, 2023

Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

“To come convincingly to life, characters have to consist of mixed-up inextricable elements.”

By Idra Novey | March 17, 2023

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

The New Great Expectations Series Has Big Shoes to Fill (About 400 Pairs of Them)

By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst | March 17, 2023

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What Survivors of Trauma Demand From Their Abusers—and the Public At Large

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Inside COVID-19’s Ground Zero: How China Transformed Into an Open-Air Prison

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Readings and Conversation with the NBF 2022 5 Under 35 Honorees

Readings and Conversation with the NBF 2022 5 Under 35 Honorees

With Mitchell Kaplan and Ruth Dickey on The Literary Life

By The Literary Life | March 17, 2023

Neil Gross on Three Police Chiefs Who Defied the Odds and Changed American Cop Culture

Neil Gross on Three Police Chiefs Who Defied the Odds and Changed American Cop Culture

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 17, 2023

In Argentina, How the Bones of the Dead Communicate With the Living

In Argentina, How the Bones of the Dead Communicate With the Living

Alexa Hagerty on a Country’s Continuing Quest for Memory, Truth, and Justice

By Alexa Hagerty | March 16, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The two accounts speak for the two (dis)United States, one with nothing left to lose and one afraid of losing everything.”

By Book Marks | March 16, 2023

Poetry in Three Dimensions: Sarah Ruhl on Bringing the Words of Max Ritvo to the Theater

Poetry in Three Dimensions: Sarah Ruhl on Bringing the Words of Max Ritvo to the Theater

“Let this all be poetry!”

By Sarah Ruhl | March 16, 2023

20 Years After the Invasion: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on Iraqi Perspectives on the War and What Western Media Missed

20 Years After the Invasion: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on Iraqi Perspectives on the War and What Western Media Missed

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 16, 2023

Jennifer Rosner on Crafting Evocative Historical Fiction That Honors the Past

Jennifer Rosner on Crafting Evocative Historical Fiction That Honors the Past

Natalie Jenner Talks to the Author of Once We Were Home

By Natalie Jenner and Jennifer Rosner | March 16, 2023

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