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After Images: Encountering the Work of Beverley Farmer

After Images: Encountering the Work of Beverley Farmer

Josephine Rowe Reads The Bone House in Rome

By Josephine Rowe | March 11, 2021

A Dinner in France, 1973: Josephine Baker, James Baldwin, and a Very Young Henry Louis Gates, Jr

A Dinner in France, 1973: Josephine Baker, James Baldwin, and a Very Young Henry Louis Gates, Jr

Harmony Holiday on the Public-Private Tensions of Black Life in America

By Harmony Holiday | March 11, 2021

How Kurt Wolff Transformed Pantheon into a 20th-Century Publishing Powerhouse

How Kurt Wolff Transformed Pantheon into a 20th-Century Publishing Powerhouse

Alexander Wolff on the Life and Career of His Celebrated Grandfather

By Alexander Wolff | March 10, 2021

Here’s the literary Twitter bot that’s helped me survive lockdown.

Here’s the literary Twitter bot that’s helped me survive lockdown.

By Jonny Diamond | March 9, 2021

Simone Weil’s Radical Conception of Attention

Simone Weil’s Radical Conception of Attention

Robert Zaretsky on the Philosophy of Negative Effort

By Robert Zaretsky | March 9, 2021

Home is a Living Sketchbook: Inside the Artistic Design of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant

Home is a Living Sketchbook: Inside the Artistic Design of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant

On the Transformation of a Creative Couple's Domestic Space, Structures, and Roles

By Melissa Wyse | March 4, 2021

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This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Red Comet by Heather Clark

By Tara Wanda Merrigan | March 3, 2021

D.H. Lawrence was the king of innuendo—but wouldn't admit it.

By Walker Caplan | March 2, 2021

How Leonora Carrington Used Tarot to Reach Self-Enlightenment

By Gabriel Weisz Carrington | March 2, 2021

The Story of Pan Am’s First <br>Black Stewardesses

The Story of Pan Am’s First
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Julia Cooke on Hazel Bowie and the Struggle for Open Skies

By Julia Cooke | March 2, 2021

(Almost) Every Cultural Reference in <em>Pretend It's a City</em>, Annotated

(Almost) Every Cultural Reference in Pretend It's a City, Annotated

A Fran Lebowitz-Centric Syllabus

By Annie Berke | March 1, 2021

A Brief History of Women Street Photographers

A Brief History of Women Street Photographers

Melissa Breyer on the Pioneers Who Challenged Gender Roles

By Melissa Breyer | March 1, 2021

A Star is Born: Tracing the Rise and Fall of a Jewish Immigrant Turned Realist Author

A Star is Born: Tracing the Rise and Fall of a Jewish Immigrant Turned Realist Author

Catherine Rottenberg on the Storied Life and Overdue Revival of Anzia Yezierska

By Catherine Rottenberg | February 26, 2021

When Tennessee Williams was 16, he won a writing contest by pretending to be a disgruntled divorcee.

When Tennessee Williams was 16, he won a writing contest by pretending to be a disgruntled divorcee.

By Walker Caplan | February 25, 2021

On the Erudite Chaos of Tom Stoppard's Most Complex Play

On the Erudite Chaos of Tom Stoppard's Most Complex Play

Hermione Lee Considers the Algorithmic Genius of Arcadia

By Hermione Lee | February 24, 2021

A PBS episode about Flannery O’Connor will feature interviews with Hilton Als and Mary Karr.

A PBS episode about Flannery O’Connor will feature interviews with Hilton Als and Mary Karr.

By Walker Caplan | February 23, 2021

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