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Are We Entering a New Golden Age of Biography?

Are We Entering a New Golden Age of Biography?

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Jonathan Lethem on Revisiting Old Short Stories While Writing New Ones

Jonathan Lethem on Revisiting Old Short Stories While Writing New Ones

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of "A Different Kind of Tension"

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Although the author is 88 years old, his intellect, at least on the evidence of this book, remains undiminished.”

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Caleb Gayle on Black Settlers in the American West

Caleb Gayle on Black Settlers in the American West

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

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Mariana Enriquez on Burning a Manuscript

Mariana Enriquez on Burning a Manuscript

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

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Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

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The Tragedy and Comedy of <em>Don Quixote</em>

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How the Kidnapping of Miguel de Cervantes Shaped His Famous Novel

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What <em>Pride and Prejudice</em> Tells Us About British History, Class, and Women’s Leisure Time

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Am I the Asshole For Absolutely Hating Literary Awards Season?

Am I the Asshole For Absolutely Hating Literary Awards Season?

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How Writing Poetry Can Freeze Time

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