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Oh, the Ironies: How Irony Got Its (Second) Meaning

Oh, the Ironies: How Irony Got Its (Second) Meaning

Ben Yagoda Considers Connop Thirlwell's Invention of Practical Irony

By Ben Yagoda | November 14, 2022

Su Cho on Beginning Her Poetic Journey

Su Cho on Beginning Her Poetic Journey

"I never intended to become a poet. It’s just that I was addicted to feeling things strongly and then feeling nothing at all."

By Su Cho | November 14, 2022

Dorthe Nors Spends the Shortest Night of the Year on Denmark’s North Sea Coast

Dorthe Nors Spends the Shortest Night of the Year on Denmark’s North Sea Coast

"Even here, where nature is harshest, it’s soft."

By Dorthe Nors | November 14, 2022

Overhead at Literary Speed Dating: Scenes from the Center for Fiction

Overhead at Literary Speed Dating: Scenes from the Center for Fiction

Kathleen Radigan on Looking for Love Among the Shelves

By Kathleen Radigan | November 14, 2022

David Yoon on Writing Racial Dynamics in YA Fiction

David Yoon on Writing Racial Dynamics in YA Fiction

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

By Memoir Nation | November 14, 2022

This Year’s University Press Week Highlights Work on Race, Religion, War, and More

This Year’s University Press Week Highlights Work on Race, Religion, War, and More

Books, Series, Imprints, and More!

By Literary Hub | November 14, 2022

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Healing, Then Writing: Confronting Writer's Block in the Early Years of Sobriety

By Matthew Quick | November 14, 2022

Super Unhero: Vladimir Putin, the Accidental Czar, Imagined Graphically

By Keen On | November 14, 2022

Ross Gay: “It’s Never Been the Institutions, It’s Always Been Our Neighbor.”

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 14, 2022

Listen to Chapters 25 and 26 of <em>Dracula</em>

Listen to Chapters 25 and 26 of Dracula

“A whole world of dark and dreadful things.”

By Audiobook Break | November 14, 2022

<em>Shrines of Gaiety</em> by Kate Atkinson, Read by Jason Watkins

Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson, Read by Jason Watkins

A Dazzling Performance

By Behind the Mic | November 14, 2022

A Brief History of Shipwrecks in Literature

A Brief History of Shipwrecks in Literature

Alan G. Jamieson on Why Lost Ships Are So Compelling to Writers

By Alan G. Jamieson | November 11, 2022

How Human Curiosity Unlocked the Scientific Secrets of the Universe

How Human Curiosity Unlocked the Scientific Secrets of the Universe

Brian Thomas Swimme on the Scientific Shakespeares Who Made Modern Cosmology

By Brian Thomas Swimme | November 11, 2022

How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Became Superstars On and Off the Field

How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Became Superstars On and Off the Field

Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg on the Making of Soccer's Greatest Rivalry

By Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg | November 11, 2022

Christopher Isherwood on What Writers Can Learn from Theater

Christopher Isherwood on What Writers Can Learn from Theater

“The effects are created by means of claustrophobia:
you can’t get out.”

By Christopher Isherwood | November 11, 2022

“Effortlessly Channeling Creative Epiphanies.” On a Lifelong Love of Cycling

“Effortlessly Channeling Creative Epiphanies.” On a Lifelong Love of Cycling

Tree Abraham Remembers a Childhood Spent on a Bike

By Tree Abraham | November 11, 2022

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