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The Beautiful Impossibility of the World’s Largest Pearl

The Beautiful Impossibility of the World’s Largest Pearl

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By Bill François | August 17, 2021

Myriam Gurba Performs Her Story “Writing Ourselves Into Bed”

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My Shadow Book: On Consciously—or Unconsciously—Immortalizing Ex-Partners in Literary Fiction

My Shadow Book: On Consciously—or Unconsciously—Immortalizing Ex-Partners in Literary Fiction

Andrew Palmer Struggles with the Idea of Creating Characters (Partly) Based on an Ex

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WATCH: Tod Goldberg on Being Ruled By Your Own Game

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The Cognitive Dissonance of America: Writing Through the Terror of Trumpland

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Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

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The Uncertain Literary Afterlife of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Smoking Dope and Comparing Bad Reviews: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Discuss the Early Days of Their Collaboration

Smoking Dope and Comparing Bad Reviews: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Discuss the Early Days of Their Collaboration

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