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<em>First Love</em> by Ivan Turgenev, Read by Edoardo Ballerini

First Love by Ivan Turgenev, Read by Edoardo Ballerini

A Wonderfully Expressive Reading of the Classic Novella

By Behind the Mic | May 19, 2021

On the Ones We Leave Behind: God and Ghosts at the Wisconsin State Fair

On the Ones We Leave Behind: God and Ghosts at the Wisconsin State Fair

“Why can’t I go a week without wondering what she might have made of the person I’ve become?”

By Barrett Swanson | May 18, 2021

“All He Wanted From Us Was Truth.” Remembering Stephen Dixon

“All He Wanted From Us Was Truth.” Remembering Stephen Dixon

Courtney Zoffness on Finding Authenticity in a Great Writer and Professor

By Courtney Zoffness | May 18, 2021

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing Your Work in a Literary Magazine

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing Your Work in a Literary Magazine

Erica Jenks Henry on the Fruits of a Seemingly Sisyphean Endeavor

By Erica Jenks Henry | May 18, 2021

How to Be Cool: On the Societal Expectations Placed on Black Boys vs. White Boys

How to Be Cool: On the Societal Expectations Placed on Black Boys vs. White Boys

Brian Broome Considers the One-Two Punch of Gender and Racial Identity

By Brian Broome | May 18, 2021

On Midcentury American Literature’s Preoccupation with Scandalous Sex

On Midcentury American Literature’s Preoccupation with Scandalous Sex

The Lit Century Podcast Rereads Valley of the Dolls

By Lit Century | May 18, 2021

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Lilly Dancyger on the Physical and Emotional Tolls of Writing Memoir

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The Necessity (and Inadequacy) of Trans Self-Acceptance Narratives

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On the Small Family Firm Responsible for So Much American Economic Power

By Zachary Karabell | May 18, 2021

Virginie Despentes on Continuing the Feminist Revolution

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“The weaker sex—that’s always been a joke.”

By Virginie Despentes | May 18, 2021

How Racial Bias and Healthcare Inequality Are Killing Black Patients

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Dr. Robert Pearl on the Pandemic and the Long-Reaching Impact of Institutional Racism

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Laurie Frankel Performs a Passage from Her Forthcoming Novel, <em>One Two Three</em>

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On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

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On the Alarming Conflation of Patricia Highsmith and Tom Ripley... Encouraged by Highsmith Herself

On the Alarming Conflation of Patricia Highsmith and Tom Ripley... Encouraged by Highsmith Herself

This Week on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | May 18, 2021

Jon Levy: Actually Caring is the New Networking

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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<em>The Set Up</em> by Falguni Kothari, Read by Soneela Nankani and Vikas Adam

The Set Up by Falguni Kothari, Read by Soneela Nankani and Vikas Adam

A Whirlwind Romance

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