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The Troubled Task of Defining Southern Literature in 2021

The Troubled Task of Defining Southern Literature in 2021

Ed Tarkington Reckons with a Fraught Literary History

By Ed Tarkington | January 22, 2021

Against the Myth of the <br>Macho Craftsman

Against the Myth of the
Macho Craftsman

On the Idea of Crafting as Community Support

By Glenn Adamson | January 22, 2021

Why Should We Read Unfinished Novels?

Why Should We Read Unfinished Novels?

Matthew Redmond on Fragments of Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and More

By Matthew Redmond | January 22, 2021

Katrina vanden Heuvel: ‘A Great Nation Doesn’t Need to Boast’

Katrina vanden Heuvel: ‘A Great Nation Doesn’t Need to Boast’

In Conversation with Walter Mosley on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | January 22, 2021

Martín Espada on Framing the Present Through the Lens of the Past

Martín Espada on Framing the Present Through the Lens of the Past

The Author of Floaters in Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | January 22, 2021

Why is 18th-Century Bath Considered the Model for Modern Day Spas?

Why is 18th-Century Bath Considered the Model for Modern Day Spas?

Ian Bradley on Health Tourism, Illness, and Therapy

By Ian Bradley | January 22, 2021

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What Is It About Conservatism and the Idea of Openness?

By Keen On | January 22, 2021

The Sea in Winter by Christine Day, Read by Kimberly Woods

By Behind the Mic | January 22, 2021

Donald Trump Will Never Understand the Pain He Has Caused

By Timothy Denevi | January 21, 2021

On Heartbreak, Absence, and Falling in Love with <em>The Great Gatsby</em>

On Heartbreak, Absence, and Falling in Love with The Great Gatsby

David Stuart MacLean Charts the Path to His Gatsby-Inspired Novel

By David Stuart MacLean | January 21, 2021

André Aciman: On Yearning for the Not-Yet and What Could Have Been

André Aciman: On Yearning for the Not-Yet and What Could Have Been

"The irrealis mood disrupts all verbal tenses, moods, and aspects."

By André Aciman | January 21, 2021

The Oldest, The Longest, The Weirdest: A Brief History of Land Borders

The Oldest, The Longest, The Weirdest: A Brief History of Land Borders

Simon Winchester on How We Divide Our World

By Simon Winchester | January 21, 2021

Mateo Askaripour on the Manifest Destiny of Startups

Mateo Askaripour on the Manifest Destiny of Startups

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | January 21, 2021

On the Power of Afrofuturism in the 21st Century

On the Power of Afrofuturism in the 21st Century

Tim Fielder Details the Legacies of Radical Black Imaginaries

By Tim Fielder | January 21, 2021

Writing the Story of Aunt Jemima's Modern Descendant

Writing the Story of Aunt Jemima's Modern Descendant

Ladee Hubbard Reflects on the Erasure of Racial Violence, Rather than Its Disavowal

By Ladee Hubbard | January 21, 2021

The Cost of Free Speech Has Never Been Equal

The Cost of Free Speech Has Never Been Equal

Frederick M. Lawrence Talks to Andrew Keen on Keen On

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