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The Enduring Appeal of Literary Tricksters

The Enduring Appeal of Literary Tricksters

From Jeeves to the Cat in the Hat

By Seth Fried | March 19, 2019

The Island That Inspired Conrad and Lawrence's Queerest Characters

The Island That Inspired Conrad and Lawrence's Queerest Characters

Living the Artist's Life on Capri

By Jamie James | March 19, 2019

Literary Allusion Runs Deep Through the History of Hip-Hop

Literary Allusion Runs Deep Through the History of Hip-Hop

Roy Christopher on the Intersection of Books and Beats

By Roy Christopher | March 18, 2019

Meet the Man Brought to Trial for Murdering the English Language

Meet the Man Brought to Trial for Murdering the English Language

(In the Press, by a Jury of His Enemies)

By Emily Temple | March 18, 2019

The British Schoolboy Memoir: Masking Misery with Nostalgia

The British Schoolboy Memoir: Masking Misery with Nostalgia

James Brooke-Smith Considers a Miserable Genre

By James Brooke-Smith | March 18, 2019

James Joyce's Dublin, a Microcosm of the World

James Joyce's Dublin, a Microcosm of the World

The Streets in Ulysses Are the Streets of the Everyman

By Sarah Baxter | March 15, 2019

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It Was All Greek to Her: With the Sappho-Obsessed in 1900s Paris

By Artemis Leontis | March 15, 2019

Why Do We Hate the Suburbs?

By Suzannah Lessard | March 14, 2019

Honoré de Balzac's Legendary Love Affair With His Anonymous Critic

By Emily Temple | March 14, 2019

Thankfulness, Praise, and Ross Gay

Thankfulness, Praise, and Ross Gay

Adam Sol on 'Ode to Drinking Water from My Hands'

By Adam Sol | March 13, 2019

31 Books in 30 Days: Michael Schaub on Rachel Kushner

31 Books in 30 Days: Michael Schaub on Rachel Kushner

Counting Down the 2018 NBCC Prize Nominees

By Literary Hub | March 13, 2019

When the Eeriness of Trauma Can Only Be Understood Through Fiction

When the Eeriness of Trauma Can Only Be Understood Through Fiction

How Kelly Link Helped Me See Things a Little More Clearly

By Kate Hope Day | March 12, 2019

I Blame My First Marriage on Jane Austen

I Blame My First Marriage on Jane Austen

On Fandom, Folly, and the Psychology of Empathy

By Wendy Jones | March 11, 2019

Even If Netflix's <em>One Hundred Years of Solitude</em> Inspires Wonder, Will It Be Enough?

Even If Netflix's One Hundred Years of Solitude Inspires Wonder, Will It Be Enough?

Gabrielle Bellot on the Complexities of Adapting a Masterpiece

By Gabrielle Bellot | March 8, 2019

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>Wuthering Heights</em>

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Wuthering Heights

Unhappy People, If That's Your Thing

By Emily Temple | March 8, 2019

Digging in to the Queer Subtext of <em>My Fair Lady</em>

Digging in to the Queer Subtext of My Fair Lady

Rebecca Renner Goes Behind the Scenes of an American Cinematic Classic

By Rebecca Renner | March 8, 2019

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