Luke Bird on Channeling the 1980s for the Cover of<br> <em>The Prettiest Star</em>

Luke Bird on Channeling the 1980s for the Cover of
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You Truly Cannot Go Wrong With a Little David Bowie

By Luke Bird | December 9, 2019

Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

Considering the Relativity of Beauty in Human History

By Umberto Eco | December 9, 2019

How Tycho Brahe Discovered a New Star with a Piece of String

How Tycho Brahe Discovered a New Star with a Piece of String

On the Ambition of the Early Naked-Eye Astronomers

By L. S. Fauber | December 9, 2019

95 Theses on Lord Byron, Graffiti,<br> and Bathroom Stalls

95 Theses on Lord Byron, Graffiti,
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Why Are We Fascinated by the Writing on the Wall?

By Jodie Noel Vinson | December 9, 2019

Richard Powers and Forrest Gander Radically Reimagine What a Novel Can Be

Richard Powers and Forrest Gander Radically Reimagine What a Novel Can Be

Recorded Live at Point Reyes Books for Emergence Magazine

By Emergence Magazine | December 9, 2019

The Default of American Fiction Can No Longer Be White and Male

The Default of American Fiction Can No Longer Be White and Male

Nadeem Zaman on Being a South-Asian Writer in America

By Nadeem Zaman | December 9, 2019

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Mark Harris on the Writer Who Stood Up to Joseph McCarthy

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Creating Literary Community for Writers Raising Children

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Pen Parentis Turns Ten!

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<em>Jacobin</em> Editor Bhaskar Sunkara Makes His Case for Socialism

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