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Samuel Beckett, Thrower of Shade

Samuel Beckett, Thrower of Shade

From Frederic Pajak's Illustrated Memoir, Uncertain Manifesto

By Frederic Pajak | March 18, 2019

Poet W.S. Merwin Dies at 91

Poet W.S. Merwin Dies at 91

“We Must Want to Listen"

By Corinne Segal | March 15, 2019

Ada Limón: “I Have Never Done Anything Alone”

Ada Limón: “I Have Never Done Anything Alone”

From Her Acceptance Speech For the NBCC Poetry Awards

By Literary Hub | March 15, 2019

Read a Previously Unpublished Letter from Zora Neale Hurston

Read a Previously Unpublished Letter from Zora Neale Hurston

Writing Novels, Reporting on Murders, Curating Folk Concerts... She Could Do It All

By Literary Hub | March 15, 2019

Why Salt Lake City is a Great Place for a Writer to Live

Why Salt Lake City is a Great Place for a Writer to Live

Artist Collectives, Festivals, and a Honest-to-Goodness Subculture

By Paisley Rekdal | March 15, 2019

The Time I Crashed at Nora Ephron's Apartment

The Time I Crashed at Nora Ephron's Apartment

Michael Mewshaw Recalls the Literary Jetset of the 1980s

By Michael Mewshaw | March 15, 2019

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It Was All Greek to Her: With the Sappho-Obsessed in 1900s Paris

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Astonishment in Barry Lopez’s Arctic Dreams

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Tracing the Incredible Journey of Polynesians Around the Globe

Tracing the Incredible Journey of Polynesians Around the Globe

"There is no written record of these events..."

By Christina Thompson | March 14, 2019

Honoré de Balzac's Legendary Love Affair With His Anonymous Critic

Honoré de Balzac's Legendary Love Affair With His Anonymous Critic

Or: How to Marry a Famous Writer

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On the Boundaries That Define Our Lives

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Here are the Winners of This Year's Windham-Campbell Prizes

Here are the Winners of This Year's Windham-Campbell Prizes

Rebecca Solnit, Young Jean Lee, and More

By Corinne Segal | March 13, 2019

On the Hidden History of Queer Women in Baseball

On the Hidden History of Queer Women in Baseball

Britni de la Cretaz on the Research Behind Breaking the Story

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