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Why Literature and Pop Culture Still Can't Get the Midwest Right

Why Literature and Pop Culture Still Can't Get the Midwest Right

On Representations of a Region That Has Never Truly Known Itself

By Amanda Arnold | March 27, 2017

How to Stop a Heart and Fix a Brain

How to Stop a Heart and Fix a Brain

Brain Surgery Might Actually Be Harder Than Rocket Science

By Tony Bartelme | March 27, 2017

Red Shoes, Pink Dresses, and the Glamour of the Whiting Awards

Red Shoes, Pink Dresses, and the Glamour of the Whiting Awards

In Which a Man Threatens to Eat a Giant Loaf of Bread

By Kyle Lucia Wu | March 24, 2017

The Return by Hisham Matar

The Return by Hisham Matar

"It took me time to understand the implications of Father’s actions"

By Literary Hub | March 24, 2017

Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole

Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole

"If I traveled to one of these distant Americas, I had to reimagine them"

By Literary Hub | March 24, 2017

Dark Money by Jane Mayer

Dark Money by Jane Mayer

"The Kochs waged a long and remarkable battle of ideas"

By Literary Hub | March 24, 2017

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How to Eat a Really Big Lunch with Jim Harrison

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Seeking Redemption Behind Bars

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Reading Across America: How to Host a Literary Event

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10 Young Writers Who Just Got $50k

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On Nazis, Despair, and the Genius of Si Lewen

By Anthony Audi | March 22, 2017

Camille Paglia on the Iconic Cover of Patti Smith's <em>Horses</em>

Camille Paglia on the Iconic Cover of Patti Smith's Horses

"The Mapplethorpe photo synthesizes my passions and world-view"

By Camille Paglia | March 22, 2017

How a Dictionary Got Into the Marriage Equality Debate

How a Dictionary Got Into the Marriage Equality Debate

And Why Lexicography­ Matters—Sometimes Too Much

By Kory Stamper | March 22, 2017

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Writers Respond to Defunding the NEA and NEH

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By Literary Hub | March 22, 2017

What My Grandfather's Displacement Taught Me About the Refugee Crisis

What My Grandfather's Displacement Taught Me About the Refugee Crisis

Learning from the Past is Our Moral Imperative

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Presidential Politics As Reality TV and Realist Fiction

Presidential Politics As Reality TV and Realist Fiction

The election came as a reality check. It’s time for a new genre.

By Emma Lieber | March 21, 2017

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