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The Power of <em>Persuasion</em>: Why Lawyers Love Jane Austen

The Power of Persuasion: Why Lawyers Love Jane Austen

Natalie Jenner Explores the Legal and Judicial Side of One of English Literature’s Most Beloved Writers

By Natalie Jenner | May 6, 2025

I Take No Pleasure in Having Written an “Eerily Prescient” Novel

I Take No Pleasure in Having Written an “Eerily Prescient” Novel

Kevin Nguyen on Why We Don’t Need Books to Tell Us About Our Current Political Moment

By Kevin Nguyen | May 6, 2025

Kazuo Ishiguro Reflects on <em>Never Let Me Go</em>, 20 Years Later

Kazuo Ishiguro Reflects on Never Let Me Go, 20 Years Later

On the Decades-Long Creative Process Behind His Most Successful Novel

By Kazuo Ishiguro | May 5, 2025

More Than a Subplot: Five Novels That Explore and Center Female Friendship

More Than a Subplot: Five Novels That Explore and Center Female Friendship

Disha Bose Recommends Elena Ferrante, R.F. Kuang, Sally Rooney, and More

By Disha Bose | May 5, 2025

Astrid López Méndez on the Role of Verse and Resistance to Poetry

Astrid López Méndez on the Role of Verse and Resistance to Poetry

In Translation by Ellen Jones from the Latest Issue of the “New England Review”

By Astrid López Méndez | May 5, 2025

Lynn Steger Strong on Being Porous to the World

Lynn Steger Strong on Being Porous to the World

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Jill Ciment on What It Means to Reconsider a Memoir

By Memoir Nation | May 5, 2025

“I Hope You Don’t Mind That I’ve Shared You.” Arianna Rebolini on Writing About Your Kid

By Arianna Rebolini | May 2, 2025

My Mean, Rich, Hot Ex-Friend is a Mediocre Literary Darling and I Hate It

By Kristen Arnett | May 1, 2025

In Praise of the Dark and Innovative Genre-Bending of <em>Twin Peaks</em>

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Lauren Haddad Shares the Lynchian Influences That Shaped Her Debut Novel

By Lauren Haddad | May 1, 2025

Tracing the Journey of World War II's Stolen and Looted Objects

Tracing the Journey of World War II's Stolen and Looted Objects

Elisabeth Dini on the Decades-Long Legal Battles to Recover Long-Lost Valuables and Heirlooms

By Elisabeth Dini | April 29, 2025

Murray Kempton, Around Forever: Resurrecting a Forgotten American Journalist

Murray Kempton, Around Forever: Resurrecting a Forgotten American Journalist

Andrew Holter on Executorship, Archives, and Literary Labors

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Guadalupe Nettel on Capturing the (Vaguely) Surreal Side of Contemporary Life

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Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Accidentals”

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Eden Lost: Nin Andrews on the Pains and Rewards of Writing a Memoir About Her Father

Eden Lost: Nin Andrews on the Pains and Rewards of Writing a Memoir About Her Father

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Shelby Van Pelt Created Her Oddball Octopus in a Low-Key Writing Class (And Other Deets)

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Forrest Gander on Waiting to Publish, Gateway Poems, and C.D. Wright’s Brilliant Work

Forrest Gander on Waiting to Publish, Gateway Poems, and C.D. Wright’s Brilliant Work

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