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On the Evolution of Fatness<br> in Society

On the Evolution of Fatness
in Society

Christopher Forth on Religious and Utopian Figurations of the Human Body and Disgust

By Christopher E. Forth | July 29, 2019

The Writer and the Dictator: <br>A Love/Hate Story

The Writer and the Dictator:
A Love/Hate Story

Alaa Al Aswany on Tawfiq al-Hakim's Return of the Spirit and its Influence on Egyptian Politics

By Alaa Al Aswany | July 29, 2019

From Pick-Up and Pynchon to a Lifetime in Publishing

From Pick-Up and Pynchon to a Lifetime in Publishing

Gerry Howard and Peter Kaldheim on a Friendship Borne of Books

By Literary Hub | July 29, 2019

Everyone Misunderstands the Point of <em>Fight Club</em>

Everyone Misunderstands the Point of Fight Club

Rebecca Renner on the Forgotten Anti-Capitalist Message of an Unjustly Vilified Work

By Rebecca Renner | July 26, 2019

Why Don't I Read All My Books?

Why Don't I Read All My Books?

Karen Olsson on the Ghosts on Her Shelves

By Karen Olsson | July 26, 2019

If You Can't Go to a Swimming Pool Right Now, Here Are Some Photographs

If You Can't Go to a Swimming Pool Right Now, Here Are Some Photographs

A Visual Dive into the Cultural History of the Pool

By Literary Hub | July 26, 2019

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 Is Humor the Best Antidote to Tyranny?

By Keen On | July 26, 2019

Caliban Never Belonged to Shakespeare

By Marcos Gonsalez | July 26, 2019

Pablo Cartaya on Heading to the Heart of Controversy, and More

By The Literary Life | July 26, 2019

Alexandra Popoff on Vasily Grossman and the Fate of the Writer in the Soviet Union

Alexandra Popoff on Vasily Grossman and the Fate of the Writer in the Soviet Union

In Conversation with Jennifer Eremeeva on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | July 26, 2019

On Opening Ghana's First Subscription-Model Library

On Opening Ghana's First Subscription-Model Library

Libreria Ghana Began With a Personal Book Collection

By Sylvia Arthur | July 25, 2019

Got Writer's Block? <br>Read This Poem

Got Writer's Block?
Read This Poem

Nick Ripatrazone Close Reads Gerard Manley Hopkins' "To R.B."

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 25, 2019

How Trump's Failed Wall Wreaks Havoc at the US-Mexico Border

How Trump's Failed Wall Wreaks Havoc at the US-Mexico Border

John Carlos Frey on "The Wall" and the Migrant Caravan

By John Carlos Frey | July 25, 2019

On Breaking Down the Barrier Between YA and Adult Fiction

On Breaking Down the Barrier Between YA and Adult Fiction

What Makes a Novel "For Grown-Ups" Anyway?

By Alexi Zentner | July 25, 2019

Laura Lippman on How <em>Marjorie Morningstar</em> Inspired Her Latest Novel

Laura Lippman on How Marjorie Morningstar Inspired Her Latest Novel

The Author of Lady in the Lake on The Maris Review

By The Maris Review | July 25, 2019

Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and Mary Anne Mohanraj on the Anniversary of Apollo 11 and Space Exploration

Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and Mary Anne Mohanraj on the Anniversary of Apollo 11 and Space Exploration

With Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 25, 2019

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