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Myself in Translation: On the Genius of Alison Bechdel

Myself in Translation: On the Genius of Alison Bechdel

Narratives of Coming Out and Finding Family

By Corinne Manning | October 19, 2015

Interview with a Bookstore: Greenlight Books

Interview with a Bookstore: Greenlight Books

In Brooklyn, where Cesar Aira got to meet Cecil Taylor

By Interview with a Bookstore | October 19, 2015

The Invention of Mid-Century Cool

The Invention of Mid-Century Cool

On the Revolutionary Book Covers of Roy Kuhlman

By Loren Glass | October 16, 2015

A Literary History of Whales

A Literary History of Whales

The benevolent behemoths through Human history

By Blair Beusman | October 16, 2015

There Once Was a Dildo in Nantucket

There Once Was a Dildo in Nantucket

On the wives of whalers and their dildos, aka "he's-at-homes"

By Ben Shattuck | October 16, 2015

In Praise of Melville’s Whale Chapters

In Praise of Melville’s Whale Chapters

Happy Pub Birthday, Moby-Dick, You are the Best

By Joel Cuthbertson | October 16, 2015

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War of the Whales: A True Story

By Joshua Horwitz | October 16, 2015

Coloring the Great Black & White Whale

By Literary Hub | October 16, 2015

18 Writers Who Actually Almost Finished Reading Moby Dick

By Queen Mob | October 16, 2015

A Few Inadequate Words about Carol Janeway

A Few Inadequate Words about Carol Janeway

Leon Wieseltier Remembers a Literary Great

By Leon Wieseltier | October 15, 2015

The First Democratic Party Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

The First Democratic Party Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

“I didn’t take a position until I took a position” and other gems

By Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf | October 15, 2015

Judging the National Book Award Shortlisters By Their Covers

Judging the National Book Award Shortlisters By Their Covers

Who Would Win if the Prize Was For Best Cover?

By Brian Gresko | October 14, 2015

Hitler-Spotting at the Frankfurt Bookfair

Hitler-Spotting at the Frankfurt Bookfair

In Which the German Literary Scene is Compared to a Serial Killer

By Tara Bray Smith | October 14, 2015

A Woman Alone in China

A Woman Alone in China

The Story of a Missionary Who Stayed

By Virginia Pye | October 14, 2015

The Staff Shelf: Riverbend Books

The Staff Shelf: Riverbend Books

What are booksellers reading?

By Interview with a Bookstore | October 14, 2015

The Children of Chernobyl, In Their Own Words

The Children of Chernobyl, In Their Own Words

Read an Excerpt from Newly Minted Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich

By Svetlana Alexievich | October 13, 2015

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