In a Sudan Where Literature is Often Smuggled, the Short Story is a Perfect Form

In a Sudan Where Literature is Often Smuggled, the Short Story is a Perfect Form

Marcia Lynx Qualey on the Rise of a Complex, Capacious Literary Genre

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Clarice Lispector: A Woman Knows To Say No

Clarice Lispector: A Woman Knows To Say No

From the Selected Cronicas, Translated by Giovanni Pontiero

By Clarice Lispector | September 27, 2019

Who Can We Trust? Maria Ressa on the Future of Gatekeeping

Who Can We Trust? Maria Ressa on the Future of Gatekeeping

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A new guide from PEN America provides some answers on campus

A new guide from PEN America provides some answers on campus "free speech" controversies.

By Corinne Segal | September 26, 2019

Here are the seven shortlisted debut novels for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

Here are the seven shortlisted debut novels for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

By Literary Hub | September 26, 2019

Oh yes, <em>Fleabag's</em> Hot Priest is your new Tom Ripley.

Oh yes, Fleabag's Hot Priest is your new Tom Ripley.

By Emily Temple | September 26, 2019

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The Freedom of Tossing <em>The Scarlet Letter</em> From a High School Curriculum

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Noah Cho on Finding and Teaching Literature that Reflects His Classroom

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How the Word 'Ghetto' Traveled from Europe to America

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Daniel B. Schwartz Explores the Westward Exodus of European Jews

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Area man attempts to sell self-published book to 50 bookstores in 50 days, learns lesson along the way.

Area man attempts to sell self-published book to 50 bookstores in 50 days, learns lesson along the way.

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