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Trying to Get Beyond the Cliches of Literary Brooklyn

Trying to Get Beyond the Cliches of Literary Brooklyn

Richard Kreitner Visits the Stomping Grounds of Whitman, Moore, and Many Others

By Richard Kreitner | June 7, 2019

Jack London, Rags to Riches and Back Again

Jack London, Rags to Riches and Back Again

Joy Lanzendorfer on the Author's First and Last Lives

By Joy Lanzendorfer | June 7, 2019

Rebecca Solnit: How Internet Insinuation Becomes Campaign Fact

Rebecca Solnit: How Internet Insinuation Becomes Campaign Fact

On the Curious Case of Elizabeth Warren and the "Charter School Lobbyist" Who Wasn't

By Rebecca Solnit | June 6, 2019

WWII historian James Holland selects the five best books about D-Day

WWII historian James Holland selects the five best books about D-Day

By Dan Sheehan | June 6, 2019

UK literary darling Damian Barr gets a books TV show (now do America).

UK literary darling Damian Barr gets a books TV show (now do America).

By Jonny Diamond | June 6, 2019

Three takeaways from Ocean Vuong's wonderful conversation with Alexander Chee.

Three takeaways from Ocean Vuong's wonderful conversation with Alexander Chee.

By Corinne Segal | June 6, 2019

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The Case Against R. Kelly is
a Case Against Us

By Treva Lindsey | June 6, 2019

Kim Hooper on the Heavy Toll of Miscarriage on a Marriage

By Kim Hooper | June 6, 2019

Meet Britain's First Woman Soccer Player, Nettie J. Honeyball

By Gemma Clarke | June 6, 2019

When We Read the Bible as Literature, Do We Retain Its Truths?

When We Read the Bible as Literature, Do We Retain Its Truths?

Jay Parini on John Barton's New History of the Bible

By Jay Parini | June 6, 2019

Selahattin Demirtaş Writes From a High Security Turkish Prison

Selahattin Demirtaş Writes From a High Security Turkish Prison

"The words in my head have never been so free."

By Selahattin Demirtaş | June 6, 2019

Why Cities Lose in Winner-Takes-All Elections

Why Cities Lose in Winner-Takes-All Elections

Jonathan A. Rodden on the Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

By Jonathan A. Rodden | June 6, 2019

Négar Djavadi's <em>Disoriental</em>
 wins the 2019 Albertine Prize for best French novel published in the U.S.

Négar Djavadi's Disoriental
 wins the 2019 Albertine Prize for best French novel published in the U.S.

By Kevin Chau | June 5, 2019

Can Democracy Survive Contemporary Capitalism?

Can Democracy Survive Contemporary Capitalism?

Astra Taylor on Democracy's Nonexistence and the Wealthy's Determination to Keep it Out of America

By Astra Taylor | June 5, 2019

70 Years of Misapplied Allegory: Happy Birthday <em>1984</em>!

70 Years of Misapplied Allegory: Happy Birthday 1984!

John Rodden on the Ways We Use Orwell to Talk About American Presidents

By John Rodden | June 5, 2019

Antony DeCurtis on the Instruments Behind Iconic Rock 'n' Roll Moments

Antony DeCurtis on the Instruments Behind Iconic Rock 'n' Roll Moments

From Woody Guthrie to Prince, a Guitar is Not Always Just a Guitar

By Anthony DeCurtis | June 5, 2019

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