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On That Disgraceful, Disreputable, (Wonderful) Form of Punctuation: The Parenthesis

On That Disgraceful, Disreputable, (Wonderful) Form of Punctuation: The Parenthesis

Florence Hazrat on the Contentious History of a (Perfect) Literary Tool

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Edwidge Danticat Wishes Her Former English Teachers Would Read Her Work

Edwidge Danticat Wishes Her Former English Teachers Would Read Her Work

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Joby Warrick, LaToya Watkins, Katy Simpson Smith, and more: 20 new books out today!

Joby Warrick, LaToya Watkins, Katy Simpson Smith, and more: 20 new books out today!

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Why Thoreau and <em>Walden</em> Resonate With Chinese Youth

Why Thoreau and Walden Resonate With Chinese Youth

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Reinventing the Slave Narrative: Ishmael Reed on Flight to Canada at 50

“Traditionally, mainstream critics have viewed Black writers as apprentices of white masters.”

By Ishmael Reed | August 17, 2026

Everything But the Burden: </br>Greg Tate, John Henryism, and the Cost of Solidarity

Everything But the Burden:
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Am I the Asshole For Abandoning My First Love, Fantasy?

Am I the Asshole For Abandoning My First Love, Fantasy?

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Russian Literature Does Not Belong to the Russian State

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