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Remembering the Lessons of Kundera and Hrabal's Czechoslovakia

Remembering the Lessons of Kundera and Hrabal's Czechoslovakia

How Two Writers Responded to the Pressures of an Authoritarian Government

By Nathan Scott McNamara | December 16, 2016

Growing Up Under the Shadow of Fidel

Growing Up Under the Shadow of Fidel

"In time, his presence in my mind will burn out as a cigar does"

By Pablo Medina | December 16, 2016

10 Things You Didn't Know About How the <em>NY Times</em> Book Review Works

10 Things You Didn't Know About How the NY Times Book Review Works

Pamela Paul on what goes into those pesky year-end lists

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2016

Obama: On the End of a Literary Presidency

Obama: On the End of a Literary Presidency

An Obama Administration Speechwriter Takes Stock, and Looks Forward

By Jonathan Reiber | December 15, 2016

Pedro Almodóvar on Adapting Alice Munro for the Screen

Pedro Almodóvar on Adapting Alice Munro for the Screen

"Munro’s inspiration has meant a real moral, aesthetic, and tonal adventure"

By Pedro Almodóvar | December 15, 2016

Bookselling in the 21st Century: The Perils of Shopping Local

Bookselling in the 21st Century: The Perils of Shopping Local

Elayna Trucker Examines the Very Real Limits to Voting with Your Wallet

By Elayna Trucker | December 15, 2016

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“I don’t think there’s any way to comply."

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Even Bob Dylan Doesn't Think His Songs Are Literature

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Just Like Shakespeare, Apparently

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