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On Being Mistaken for the Other Elizabeth Ames

On Being Mistaken for the Other Elizabeth Ames

A Progressive Novelist or a Free Marketeer?

By Elizabeth Ames | September 5, 2019

We Have Always Been Plagued by Literary Scammers

We Have Always Been Plagued by Literary Scammers

Narcissistic, Ego-Driven Editors Promising the World? Yup.

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 13, 2019

38 Americanisms the British Can't Bloody Stand

38 Americanisms the British Can't Bloody Stand

To Some of Us, Grammar Feels Personal

By Gyles Brandreth | August 12, 2019

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

Elizabeth Bales Frank on the Pleasures and Perils of Introducing Attorneys to Poetry

By Elizabeth Bales Frank | July 23, 2019

20 Ways to Be a Great Literary Citizen, According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

20 Ways to Be a Great Literary Citizen, According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Advice on dealing with envy, gout, and rivals you'd like to put to death

By Adam Ehrlich Sachs | May 23, 2019

Ann Beattie: What to Eat When Your Book Tour Comes to an End

Ann Beattie: What to Eat When Your Book Tour Comes to an End

An Essential Guide, from Newt Soup to Armagnac

By Ann Beattie | May 22, 2019

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How to Raise a Strapping, Manly Little Boy (Victorian Edition)

By Therese Oneill | April 16, 2019

Simpler Times: Janet Malcolm at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity

By Janet Malcolm | February 21, 2019

Elizabeth McCracken: Toward a Unified Theory of the Doughnut

By Elizabeth McCracken | February 5, 2019

Making Dad Jokes is, in Fact, a Neurological Condition

Making Dad Jokes is, in Fact, a Neurological Condition

James Geary Suggests You Take It Easy on Your Old Man This Holiday Season

By James Geary | December 18, 2018

In Which I, Nathan Englander, Offer Myself Up for Space Force

In Which I, Nathan Englander, Offer Myself Up for Space Force

“I’m Just the Kind of Unqualified Candidate This President Loves.”

By Nathan Englander | August 15, 2018

What If You Win a Comedy Award But Don't Think You're Funny?

What If You Win a Comedy Award But Don't Think You're Funny?

Julie Schumacher, "Funniest Woman in America", on What People Expect of Humor

By Julie Schumacher | August 14, 2018

How Librarians Survive on the Frontlines of Fake News

How Librarians Survive on the Frontlines of Fake News

Kristen Arnett Goes in for Some Hardcore Librarianing (Sure, It's a Verb)

By Kristen Arnett | July 18, 2018

Aisha Tyler on Possibly the Worst Night of Her Comedy Life

Aisha Tyler on Possibly the Worst Night of Her Comedy Life

What Could Go Wrong Doing Stand-Up at a Southern Christian College?

By Aisha Tyler | July 12, 2018

My Life is Like a Movie... Starring Librarians!

My Life is Like a Movie... Starring Librarians!

Kristen Arnett Comes to Terms with Libraries in Pop Culture

By Kristen Arnett | June 6, 2018

How to Run Storytime Without Boring Everyone to Death

How to Run Storytime Without Boring Everyone to Death

(Or Suffering a Nervous Breakdown)

By Kristen Arnett | May 16, 2018

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