A Young John Berryman Writes R.P. Blackmur About His Favorite Poets

A Young John Berryman Writes R.P. Blackmur About His Favorite Poets

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By John Berryman | October 14, 2020

Emily X.R. Pan on How Writing a Short Story Can Lead to a Better Novel

Emily X.R. Pan on How Writing a Short Story Can Lead to a Better Novel

"That short story taught me to experiment."

By Emily X.R. Pan | October 14, 2020

Read from the 2020 Cundill History Prize Shortlist

Read from the 2020 Cundill History Prize Shortlist

From the Aztec Empire to the Birth of Modern Greece, Some of the Best in Contemporary History

By Literary Hub | October 14, 2020

The Accidental Hobby: On the Books That Made Me a Birder

The Accidental Hobby: On the Books That Made Me a Birder

How Julia Zarankin Found Herself in Franzen Territory

By Julia Zarankin | October 14, 2020

Susan Choi: 'Have a Very Large Storage System for All That Garbage'

Susan Choi: 'Have a Very Large Storage System for All That Garbage'

In Conversation with Courtney Balestier on the WMFA Podcast

By WMFA | October 14, 2020

Insider or Outsider? A Brief History of the Classification of Black Music

Insider or Outsider? A Brief History of the Classification of Black Music

Anaïs Duplan on Popular Language, Outside Figures, and the Struggle for Recognition

By Anaïs Duplan | October 14, 2020

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The Two Languages That Shaped the History of India

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How Waiting for a Cease-Fire Exposed the United States' Influence in the Middle East

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By Rashid Khalidi | October 14, 2020

On Rethinking the 'Modern' in Modern Greece

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The Jamaican Slave Insurgency That Transformed the World

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