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On Monsieur Bovary, One of Literature's Most Necessary Characters

On Monsieur Bovary, One of Literature's Most Necessary Characters

Alberto Manguel Considers the Bore Who Inspires Passion

By Alberto Manguel | October 1, 2019

Why Newspaper

Why Newspaper "Scoops" Don't Work in Narrative Nonfiction

Steve Luxenberg on Journalism Versus Storytelling

By Steve Luxenberg | October 1, 2019

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Christopher Ryan on the Transition from Hunter-Gather Societies to So-Called Civilization

By Christopher Ryan | October 1, 2019

Why Give a Rapist a Voice?

Why Give a Rapist a Voice?

Jeannie Vanasco on Writing the Character of Her Abuser

By Jeannie Vanasco | October 1, 2019

Cornel West on the Revolutionary Politics of the Foundry Theatre

Cornel West on the Revolutionary Politics of the Foundry Theatre

"To live in this hell of a world does not trump our capacity to leave a little heaven behind."

By Cornel West | October 1, 2019

Belén Fernández: A Journalist's Life in Exile

Belén Fernández: A Journalist's Life in Exile

The Author of Exile: Rejecting America and Finding the World Talks to Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 1, 2019

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 30, 2019

When Will Ben Lerner Admit He's a Novelist?

When Will Ben Lerner Admit He's a Novelist?

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In Search of a Black Odysseus: My Father's Journey Home

In Search of a Black Odysseus: My Father's Journey Home

Maya Phillips on Wandering Through a Fallen Kingdom

By Maya Phillips | September 30, 2019

Anthony Doerr on Throwing Out All the Rules for Writing a Short Story

Anthony Doerr on Throwing Out All the Rules for Writing a Short Story

“Wait, dog point of view wasn’t allowed?”

By Anthony Doerr | September 30, 2019

On Dog Whistle Politics, Gaslighting, and Other Contemporary Political Tools

On Dog Whistle Politics, Gaslighting, and Other Contemporary Political Tools

Definitions From A People's Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter

By Tehama Lopez Bunyasi and Candis Watts Smith | September 30, 2019

5 Great Island Books That Reimagine <em>The Tempest</em>

5 Great Island Books That Reimagine The Tempest

Johanna Stoberock on the Best Reconsiderations of Shakespeare's Classic

By Johanna Stoberock | September 30, 2019

How the Nazis Rose to Power as an Extremist Coalition of the Discontented

How the Nazis Rose to Power as an Extremist Coalition of the Discontented

Chilling Reminders: As Late As 1928 the Nazis Were Polling at Less Than 3 Percent

By Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson | September 30, 2019

Leslie Jamison: On Weddings

Leslie Jamison: On Weddings

"Weddings are holiness and booze, sweat under the dress..."

By Leslie Jamison | September 27, 2019

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