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Cultivating Solitude, <br>The Henry James' Way

Cultivating Solitude,
The Henry James' Way

On “the lonely celibate who has to boil his own pot.”

By Fenton Johnson | March 10, 2020

Pintle, Gudgeon, Chock: On the Rich, Wonderful (and Odd) Vocabulary of Sailing

Pintle, Gudgeon, Chock: On the Rich, Wonderful (and Odd) Vocabulary of Sailing

Luis Jaramillo Heads to the Hudson for a Break From Writing

By Luis Jaramillo | March 10, 2020

On Shirley Hazzard and the Antipodean Gaze

On Shirley Hazzard and the Antipodean Gaze

Michelle de Kretser on One of Australia's Great Writers

By Michelle de Krester | March 9, 2020

How Can Palestinian Writers Resist Consumption by Colonial Narratives?

How Can Palestinian Writers Resist Consumption by Colonial Narratives?

George Abraham on Imagination and Reinvention

By George Abraham | March 6, 2020

How Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Continues to Show Up in Literary Fiction

How Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Continues to Show Up in Literary Fiction

David Schwartz on the Formal Experimentation of Carmen Maria Machado, Rick Moody, and Julio Cortázar

By David Lerner Schwartz | March 5, 2020

The Hidden Power of the Passive Protagonist

The Hidden Power of the Passive Protagonist

Jessi Jezewska Stevens on Characters with Perpetual Potential

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Sarah Blackwood on the Lasting Insights of Edith Wharton's Classic

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On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

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Nick Ripatrazone Considers the Faith of an American Icon

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How Kevin Killian Used Italian Horror Movies to Understand the AIDS Crisis

How Kevin Killian Used Italian Horror Movies to Understand the AIDS Crisis

The Films of Dario Argento as a Metaphor for Illness

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The American Archetype of Rural Queerness Redefined

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Zee Francis Goes Deep Into the Subtext of Willa Cather's My Ántonia

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Marcus Mumford on John Steinbeck's Lessons in Justice and Power

Marcus Mumford on John Steinbeck's Lessons in Justice and Power

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