I think about this tiny detail from <em>The Talented Mr. Ripley</em> all the time.

I think about this tiny detail from The Talented Mr. Ripley all the time.

By Emily Temple | February 24, 2021

Beatifying Patricia Lockwood: “I Worry That She Hasn’t Had Enough Fun.”

Beatifying Patricia Lockwood: “I Worry That She Hasn’t Had Enough Fun.”

Mary Gordon Tries to Understand Literary Hagiography

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How Many of the 100 Most Famous Passages in Literature Can You Identify?

How Many of the 100 Most Famous Passages in Literature Can You Identify?

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By Emily Temple | February 24, 2021

Jonathan Lethem: Why Shirley Jackson is a Reader’s Writer

Jonathan Lethem: Why Shirley Jackson is a Reader’s Writer

On the Brilliance of We Have Always Lived in the Castle and the Intimacy of Everyday Evil

By Jonathan Lethem | February 24, 2021

On the Erudite Chaos of Tom Stoppard's Most Complex Play

On the Erudite Chaos of Tom Stoppard's Most Complex Play

Hermione Lee Considers the Algorithmic Genius of Arcadia

By Hermione Lee | February 24, 2021

Lauren Oyler: In Defense of Autofiction

Lauren Oyler: In Defense of Autofiction

In Conversation with Courtney Balestier on the WMFA Podcast

By WMFA | February 24, 2021

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Chekhov’s <em>The Cherry Orchard</em>: Further Evidence That All Stories Are Hauntings

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Did Novels of the Enlightenment Teach Empathy?

Did Novels of the Enlightenment Teach Empathy?

Ritchie Robertson on the Reading Revolution of the 18th Century

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Te-Ping Chen on Navigating Generational Difference and Political Turmoil

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