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Monster or Marvel? A Disabled Life in<br> a Superhero Universe

Monster or Marvel? A Disabled Life in
a Superhero Universe

Amanda Leduc on Captain Marvel and Fantasies of the Perfectable Body

By Amanda Leduc | April 26, 2019

William Faulkner's grudging, misogynistic fan letter to Anita Loos

William Faulkner's grudging, misogynistic fan letter to Anita Loos

"I am still rather Victorian in my prejudices . . ."

By Emily Temple | April 26, 2019

James Baldwin in Paris: On the Virtuosic Shame of <em>Giovanni's Room</em>

James Baldwin in Paris: On the Virtuosic Shame of Giovanni's Room

"If France proffered him love, it also bathed him in a peculiar shade of loneliness."

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 25, 2019

The Real Life Castaway Behind Robinson Crusoe Actually <em>Asked</em> to Be Dropped Off

The Real Life Castaway Behind Robinson Crusoe Actually Asked to Be Dropped Off

Revisiting a Colonialist Classic—and Myths That Just Won't Die—300 Years On

By Delaney Nolan | April 25, 2019

What I Learned from Keeping a List<br> of Every Book I Read

What I Learned from Keeping a List
of Every Book I Read

Not Shockingly, an Awful Lot of Men

By Pamela Nadell | April 24, 2019

The Ongoing Obsession with Shakespeare's True Identity

The Ongoing Obsession with Shakespeare's True Identity

Baconians, Oxfordians, Marlovians, Derbyites, Rutlanders, Groupists. Oh My.

By Stuart Kells | April 23, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Was Shakespeare Agnostic About
the Afterlife?

By John S. Garrison | April 23, 2019

From Northland to Underland, What We Risk Losing

By Andrew Ervin | April 22, 2019

A Tribute to Beat Writer Bobbie Louise Hawkins

By Laura Henriksen | April 22, 2019

Books to Help You Think <br>Like a Visual Artist

Books to Help You Think
Like a Visual Artist

Myla Goldberg on Getting Inside the Mind of a Painter or Photographer

By Myla Goldberg | April 19, 2019

Simon Critchley on Tragedy: Colluding in Our Calamity

Simon Critchley on Tragedy: Colluding in Our Calamity

From Oedipus the King to Breaking Bad, We Do It To Ourselves

By Simon Critchley | April 18, 2019

Jane Alison on Raymond Carver<br> and Tobias Wolff

Jane Alison on Raymond Carver
and Tobias Wolff

Two Close Readings: Wavelets

By Jane Alison | April 18, 2019

An Argument for Slowing the <br>F*ck Down with <em>War and Peace</em>

An Argument for Slowing the
Fck Down with War and Peace*

Natalie Adler on the Beauty of the Little Things

By Natalie Adler | April 17, 2019

Harold Bloom on Wallace Stevens, Young Love, and Old Age

Harold Bloom on Wallace Stevens, Young Love, and Old Age

"I am aware of being in the elegy season."

By Harold Bloom | April 17, 2019

What Does <em>Ulysses</em> Tell Us About<br> Pete Buttigieg?

What Does Ulysses Tell Us About
Pete Buttigieg?

On Judging a Candidate By What They Read

By Tyler Malone | April 15, 2019

Why Are So Many Fictional Teens <br>Entering Cults?

Why Are So Many Fictional Teens
Entering Cults?

Katherine Cusumano on Their (Our?) Search for Answers

By Katherine Cusumano | April 15, 2019

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