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The Showgirl Who Discovered <em>Lolita</em>

The Showgirl Who Discovered Lolita

How Nabokov's Masterpiece Found Its American Publisher

By Sarah Weinman | November 26, 2018

On the Limits of Biofiction: Bethany Layne Talks to David Lodge

On the Limits of Biofiction: Bethany Layne Talks to David Lodge

The Art of Fictionalizing a Life, from H.G. Wells to Henry James

By Bethany Layne and David Lodge | November 20, 2018

How Saul Bellow Reckoned with Money and Fame

How Saul Bellow Reckoned with Money and Fame

"Guys, I'm Rich. What Can I Get For You?"

By Zachary Leader | November 15, 2018

On the Tenacity and Bravery of a Great Journalist

On the Tenacity and Bravery of a Great Journalist

Marie Colvin, Reporting from East Timor

By Lindsey Hilsum | November 12, 2018

Co-Parenting with Lord Byron, As Weird As It Sounds

Co-Parenting with Lord Byron, As Weird As It Sounds

Miranda Seymour the Precociousness of the Poet's Daughter

By Miranda Seymour | November 12, 2018

How to Sell a Candidate to the Public: Andrew Jackson Edition

How to Sell a Candidate to the Public: Andrew Jackson Edition

On the Dark Tradition of American Populism

By davidandjeanneheidler | November 6, 2018

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"I finally stopped trying to be part of white society."

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When English and Computer Code Both Feel Like Foreign Languages

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On the Birth of Princess Margaret and the Rise of Astrology as We Know It

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