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Tolkien and Salinger: Basically Twins

Tolkien and Salinger: Basically Twins

And Other Literary Film and TV News from this Week

By Emily Temple | July 28, 2017

Mary Gaitskill's Classic Essay on John McCain

Mary Gaitskill's Classic Essay on John McCain

From the 2008 Presidential Campaign

By Mary Gaitskill | July 28, 2017

Svetlana Alexievich on Why She Does What She Does

Svetlana Alexievich on Why She Does What She Does

A Nobel Laureate at the Beginning of Her Career

By Svetlana Alexievich | July 27, 2017

We Want Our Refugees and Exiles to Be Victims

We Want Our Refugees and Exiles to Be Victims

"I am Now Obliged to Tell a Story, But Only the One Particular Story"

By Ece Temelkuran | July 27, 2017

How the Witchcraft of Clarice Lispector Saved My Life

How the Witchcraft of Clarice Lispector Saved My Life

Veronica Esposito on the Books That Come Along to Rescue Us

By Veronica Esposito | July 25, 2017

The Worst White House Kitchen in History

The Worst White House Kitchen in History

The Roosevelts Went Well Beyond Ketchup with Steak

By Laura Shapiro | July 25, 2017

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How Patti Smith Brought Rock 'n' Roll to New York Poetry

By Daniel Kane | July 24, 2017

Mothers Who Leave Their Children

By Melissa Chadburn | July 24, 2017

The Invention of the Rural Hipster

By John T. Edge | July 24, 2017

Telling Their Own Stories: On Black Women's Leadership Memoirs

Telling Their Own Stories: On Black Women's Leadership Memoirs

"This is the Story of a Colored Woman Living in a White World"

By Brittney C. Cooper | July 24, 2017

9 Classic Country Songs and the Books They Pair With

9 Classic Country Songs and the Books They Pair With

From Dolly Parton to Doestoevsky

By Sarah Creech | July 21, 2017

Agatha Christie Is Taking Over All Your Screens

Agatha Christie Is Taking Over All Your Screens

And Other Literary Film and Television News

By Emily Temple | July 21, 2017

Where Does Palestine Begin?

Where Does Palestine Begin?

"When a house gets demolished in East Jerusalem, does it stop being Palestine?"

By Yasmin El-Rifae | July 21, 2017

The History of the Bendable, Durable, Chewable Board Book

The History of the Bendable, Durable, Chewable Board Book

Children's Literature was Once All Work and No Play

By Olivia Campbell | July 21, 2017

Decolonial Theory Should Not Be Safely Contained Within the Classroom

Decolonial Theory Should Not Be Safely Contained Within the Classroom

Why Poetics and Academic Practice Are Insufficient

By Evelyn Araluen | July 21, 2017

The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Gentrification

The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Gentrification

Brandon Harris on a Decade of Magical Thinking in Bed-Stuy

By Brandon Harris | July 20, 2017

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