Rich Cohen on the First Gangster of New York City

Rich Cohen on the First Gangster of New York City

The Author of The Last Pirate of New York on Just the Right Book
with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | August 22, 2019

'Late Capitalism,' a Prose Poem by Alissa Quart

'Late Capitalism,' a Prose Poem by Alissa Quart

From Her New Collection, Thoughts and Prayers

By Alissa Quart | August 22, 2019

Is a Good Book a Good Book No Matter How Old You Are?

Is a Good Book a Good Book No Matter How Old You Are?

Julia Pistell, Rider Strong, and Tod Goldberg Discuss Books for the Ages

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Reading in a Boom Time of Biographical Fiction

Reading in a Boom Time of Biographical Fiction

Jay Parini on the Art of Inventing Real Life

By Jay Parini | August 21, 2019

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Social Science

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Social Science

From Gender to Counterculture, Dive into the Best of Fall

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For Wittgenstein, Philosophy Had to Be as Complicated as the Knots it Unties

For Wittgenstein, Philosophy Had to Be as Complicated as the Knots it Unties

Making Sense of Nonsense, From Bertrand Russell to the Existentialists

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On Victor Hugo's Posthumous Career as a Religious Prophet

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At the Crossroads Where Jamaica's History and Fictions Meet

At the Crossroads Where Jamaica's History and Fictions Meet

Marcia Douglas on the Clocktower of Half Way Tree Park

By Marcia Douglas | August 21, 2019

On the Failure of Language Around Women's Chronic Mental Illness

On the Failure of Language Around Women's Chronic Mental Illness

Reading Women Discuss the Writing of Abby Norman
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Shane Jones on Throwing Away 40,000 Words

Shane Jones on Throwing Away 40,000 Words

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

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Walter Mosley in Conversation with Legendary Filmmaker Walter Bernstein

Walter Mosley in Conversation with Legendary Filmmaker Walter Bernstein

In Celebration of Bernstein's 100th Birthday

By Walter Mosley | August 20, 2019

Western Democracy is on <br>Shaky Ground

Western Democracy is on
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Simon Reid-Henry on the Thin Line Between Success and Implosion

By Simon Reid-Henry | August 20, 2019

Whatever Your Classroom, Please Teach More Living Poets

Whatever Your Classroom, Please Teach More Living Poets

Nick Ripatrazone on the Benefits of Studying
“breathing, human artists.”

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 20, 2019

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