On Writing a Collective Poem in Response to Chicago Gun Violence

On Writing a Collective Poem in Response to Chicago Gun Violence

Thousands of Shootings. 100 Poets. 1 Poem.

By Chris Green | June 16, 2020

On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical

On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical "Nice Guy" Cop

Meet Mr. Bucket, Embodiment of Dickens' Misgivings About Police

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 12, 2020

On the Resolute Nihilism of a True End Times Classic

On the Resolute Nihilism of a True End Times Classic

Liam Pieper Rereads Nevil Shute's On the Beach

By Liam Pieper | June 11, 2020

How JK Rowling Betrayed the World<br> She Created

How JK Rowling Betrayed the World
She Created

Gabrielle Bellot on Transphobia and Growing Up with the Harry Potter Universe

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 10, 2020

On the Radical Afterlives of William Wordsworth

On the Radical Afterlives of William Wordsworth

A Poet Who Inspired a Generation of Naturalists and Artists

By Jonathan Bate | June 10, 2020

How Yusuf Idris's Stories Upended Respectability Politics in Egypt

How Yusuf Idris's Stories Upended Respectability Politics in Egypt

Ezzedine C. Fishere on a Great Egyptian Tragedian

By Ezzedine C. Fishere | June 10, 2020

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Elias Khoury's Unique Vision of Civil War Lebanon

By Abdo Wazen | June 9, 2020

Passion and Patience: On the Timeless Virtues of Marguerite Yourcenar's Hadrian

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The Latest Incarnation of Shirley Jackson on the Big Screen is Basically Fan Fiction

By Emily Temple | June 8, 2020

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Writing and Being Haunted

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Writing and Being Haunted

With Jaquira Díaz, Mira Ptacin, Crystal Hana Kim , Iris Martin Cohen, and Michele Filgate

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Why Didn't

Why Didn't "Brazil's William Faulkner" Achieve the Same International Fame?

Padma Viswanathan on Graciliano Ramos

By Padma Viswanathan | June 3, 2020

The Interview That Adrienne Rich Never Wanted Published

The Interview That Adrienne Rich Never Wanted Published

Patrice Vecchione on Talking with Rich About Spirituality

By Patrice Vecchione | June 2, 2020

How Mary Oppen Rewrote the Role of the Artist’s Wife

How Mary Oppen Rewrote the Role of the Artist’s Wife

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By Abby Walthausen | May 28, 2020

John Barth Deserves a Wider Audience

John Barth Deserves a Wider Audience

Happy 90th Birthday to the Author of The Sot-Weed Factor

By John Domini | May 27, 2020

The Letter That Changed Emily Dickinson's Life

The Letter That Changed Emily Dickinson's Life

At a Crossroads, She Sought Another Writer's Counsel

By Martha Ackmann | May 26, 2020

The 30 Best Bad Amazon Reviews for Flannery O'Connor's Short Stories

The 30 Best Bad Amazon Reviews for Flannery O'Connor's Short Stories

"She is a sadist. I bet she was sorry ultimately!"

By Emily Temple | May 21, 2020

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