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Literary Twitter's Best Responses to Jonathan Franzen's Rules for Writing

Literary Twitter's Best Responses to Jonathan Franzen's Rules for Writing

"He's won. Franzen's won."

By Jessie Gaynor | November 16, 2018

On the Myth of Stockholm Syndrome and Women Guerrilla Fighters

On the Myth of Stockholm Syndrome and Women Guerrilla Fighters

“In the presence of her captors, to 'act crazy' would extend the length, and brutality, of her captivity.”

By Nimmi Gowrinathan | November 16, 2018

What One Person Can Do to Get People Reading

What One Person Can Do to Get People Reading

The Story of Alvin Irby and Barbershop Books

By Matt Grant | November 16, 2018

When Amy Hempel's Dog Was Briefly Reincarnated as a Bear

When Amy Hempel's Dog Was Briefly Reincarnated as a Bear

On an Unexpected Visit Under a Freakish White Rainbow

By Amy Hempel | November 16, 2018

What the Stoic Philosophers Knew About Being Free

What the Stoic Philosophers Knew About Being Free

The Best Path to Freedom? First, Take a Breather.

By A.A. Long | November 16, 2018

The CIA-Soviet Culture Wars That Shaped American Art

The CIA-Soviet Culture Wars That Shaped American Art

Who's Afraid of Communist Writers?

By Juliana Spahr | November 16, 2018

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  • Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America

What It's Like to Be Rejected by Your Religious Family

By Jessica Wilbanks | November 16, 2018

How Saul Bellow Reckoned with Money and Fame

By Zachary Leader | November 15, 2018

How to Arrange an 1890s-Style Shotgun Wedding

By Patricia Miller | November 15, 2018

My Parents' Wedding Was Arranged.  I Wanted Something Different.

My Parents' Wedding Was Arranged. I Wanted Something Different.

Huda Al-Marashi on a Not So Typical American Love Story

By Huda Al-Marashi | November 15, 2018

Announcing the Winner of Restless Books New Immigrant Writing Prize

Announcing the Winner of Restless Books New Immigrant Writing Prize

Priyanka Champaneri for Her novel The City of Good Death

By Literary Hub | November 15, 2018

How America Remembers Emmett Till

How America Remembers Emmett Till

"Hatred could not justify child murder, but fear could."

By Elliott Gorn | November 15, 2018

Remembering Stan Lee, and the World He Created

Remembering Stan Lee, and the World He Created

Rion Amilcar Scott, Tyler Malone, and Nikesh Shukla on the Miracle of Marvel

By Literary Hub | November 14, 2018

On the Complicated Legacy of American Country Music

On the Complicated Legacy of American Country Music

Soundtrack to the Embattled Claims of Folk Culture

By Literary Hub | November 14, 2018

Adventures in Insomnia: Sleep Diets, Weird Dreams, and the Singularity

Adventures in Insomnia: Sleep Diets, Weird Dreams, and the Singularity

Marina Benjamin on Nighttime's Wayward Rhythms

By Marina Benjamin | November 14, 2018

My Son, Stan Lee's Pen Pal

My Son, Stan Lee's Pen Pal

Rion Amilcar Scott on Childhood, Enchantment, and Stan Lee's Legacy

By Rion Amilcar Scott | November 14, 2018

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