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Meg Waite Clayton on Finding New Ways to Tell Old Stories

Meg Waite Clayton on Finding New Ways to Tell Old Stories

The Author of The Postmistress of Paris Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | December 1, 2021

From Construction to Teaching: Seven Writers On Their Day Jobs

From Construction to Teaching: Seven Writers On Their Day Jobs

Bud Smith, Rosalie Knecht, Devin Kelly and More on Making the Time to Write

By Emily Alexander | November 30, 2021

“A Piece of Careless Hackwork.” Read the First Reviews of Mark Twain’s <em>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</em>

“A Piece of Careless Hackwork.” Read the First Reviews of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Not, Apparently, an Instant Classic

By Book Marks | November 30, 2021

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

James Hannaham on Uncensored Reading, Salacious Novels, and Marginalized Authors

By James Hannaham | November 30, 2021

44 Writers on Their Favorite Books to Give as Presents

44 Writers on Their Favorite Books to Give as Presents

It’s the Book Marks Holiday Gift Guide!

By Book Marks | November 30, 2021

The Italian Electrical Scientist Who (May Have) Inspired <em>Frankenstein</em>

The Italian Electrical Scientist Who (May Have) Inspired Frankenstein

Timothy Jorgensen on Giovanni Aldini

By Timothy J. Jorgensen | November 30, 2021

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Why Do Some Stories Survive the Test of Time?

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By Talya Zax | November 29, 2021

Francine Prose on Her Encounters with the Literary Strange

Francine Prose on Her Encounters with the Literary Strange

Francine Prose Reads Bolaño, Erpenbeck, Tutuola, and More

By Francine Prose | November 29, 2021

The Last Essay I Need to Write about David Foster Wallace

The Last Essay I Need to Write about David Foster Wallace

Mary K. Holland on Closing the “Open Question” of Wallace’s Misogyny

By Mary K. Holland | November 29, 2021

On Eliza Haywood’s Explorations of Gender Politics and Sexual Passion

On Eliza Haywood’s Explorations of Gender Politics and Sexual Passion

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | November 29, 2021

Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and <em>The Phantom Tollbooth</em>

Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and The Phantom Tollbooth

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Maggie Nelson and Tala Madani on Fear in Artmaking and How Magic Can Save Us All 


Maggie Nelson and Tala Madani on Fear in Artmaking and How Magic Can Save Us All 


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By FUSE: A BOMB Podcast | November 24, 2021

What <em>Lovecraft Country</em> Gave to Black Audiences

What Lovecraft Country Gave to Black Audiences

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By James Andrew Miller | November 24, 2021

“Territories of the Uncanny.” A Reading List of the Irreal

“Territories of the Uncanny.” A Reading List of the Irreal

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