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On Beauty, Sexual Violence, and Toni Morrison's <em>The Bluest Eye</em>

On Beauty, Sexual Violence, and Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

Kanako Nishi: "Morrison neither consoled me as a victim, nor condemned me as the perpetrator."

By Kanako Nishi | October 20, 2020

Ricardo Piglia's Alter Ego on Epidemics of Violence in Argentina

Ricardo Piglia's Alter Ego on Epidemics of Violence in Argentina

The Diaries of "Emilio Renzi" Reveal the Digressions of Daily Life

By Ricardo Piglia | October 19, 2020

The Soul-Excavating Work of Louise Glück

The Soul-Excavating Work of Louise Glück

On the Poetry "More Intimate than Any Living Friend"

By Maureen N. McLane | October 16, 2020

A Letter From Dorothy Gallagher to Her Late Husband Ben Sonnenberg

A Letter From Dorothy Gallagher to Her Late Husband Ben Sonnenberg

"I’ve grown used to silence, I live without voices or footfalls."

By Dorothy Gallagher | October 15, 2020

The Anticommunist Cuban Exiles Who Struck Terror in Miami

The Anticommunist Cuban Exiles Who Struck Terror in Miami

Magda Montiel Davis Remembers the Terror Years

By Magda Montiel Davis | October 15, 2020

In Praise of Readings: A Brief History of the Book Events I Have Attended

In Praise of Readings: A Brief History of the Book Events I Have Attended

S. Kirk Walsh Looks Back at 33 Years of Writers in Public

By S. Kirk Walsh | October 14, 2020

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Mariana Enriquez: On a French Love Affair and a Man Lost to Time

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"I was never naked with anyone so beautiful."

By Mariana Enriquez | October 13, 2020

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The National Frontman Matt Berninger and Brandon Stosuy on Creativity and Collaboration

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Personal Space: Maggie Smith on Her Shift in Artistic Practice

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Elif Shafak on What It Means to Belong in Many Places at Once

Elif Shafak on What It Means to Belong in Many Places at Once

"It worries me immensely, seeing the walls rise higher and higher."

By Elif Shafak | October 9, 2020

My Life in Cars: On Driving and the Dread of My Own Power

My Life in Cars: On Driving and the Dread of My Own Power

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