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    Jonah Lehrer on the Science of Mystery

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    My Shadow Book: On Consciously—or Unconsciously—Immortalizing Ex-Partners in Literary Fiction

    By Andrew Palmer  August 17, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Tod Goldberg on Being Ruled By Your Own Game

    By The Virtual Book Channel  August 17, 2021
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    Mariella Guzzoni on Van Gogh’s Love of Literature

    By Big Table  August 17, 2021
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    J. Chester Johnson on the Elaine Race Massacre and Whitewashed History

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    The Hub

    The winner of a prestigious Dutch literary prize has come under fire for “inappropriate” comments.

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    We’re getting two new Leslie Jamison books.

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    Fan Culture

    Fascist Fandom and Raging Incels: Tracing the Baffling Nerd-to-White-Nationalist Pipeline

    By A.E. Osworth  August 16, 2021
    The Internet

    Novels That Offer Easy Lessons Aren’t Worth Reading

    By Jo Hamya  August 16, 2021
    America

    The Cognitive Dissonance of America: Writing Through the Terror of Trumpland

    By Brian Castleberry  August 16, 2021
    Psychology

    Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

    By Sidarta Ribeiro  August 16, 2021
    Poets

    The Uncertain Literary Afterlife of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

    By Fiona Sampson  August 16, 2021
    Theater

    Smoking Dope and Comparing Bad Reviews: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Discuss the Early Days of Their Collaboration

    By James Lapine  August 16, 2021
    Genealogy

    How I Tracked Down the Hidden Lives of the Radical, Wealthy Morris Sisters

    By Julie Klam  August 16, 2021
    Keen On

    Emily Bass on America’s Mission to End AIDS in Africa

    By Keen On  August 16, 2021
    Beyond the Page

    The Problem with Writing Biographies of Imaginative Figures

    By Sun Valley Writers' Conference  August 16, 2021
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    How to Spend a Literary Long Weekend in Dallas-Ft. Worth

    By Literary Hub  August 15, 2021
    The Hub

    Remember when Arnold Schwarzenegger played Hamlet?

    By Jessie Gaynor  August 13, 2021
    The Hub

    Here’s everything you need to know about the “So You Want to Talk About” Instagram controversy.

    By Vanessa Willoughby  August 13, 2021
    Basketball

    Two Brothers, One Pair of Sneakers: On the Early Hoop Dreams of Giannis Antetokounmpo

    By Mirin Fader  August 13, 2021
    Police

    Fictionalizing a Dark Chapter in the History of Milwaukee Policing

    By Willa C. Richards  August 13, 2021
    Language

    On the Art of Literary Name-Calling: The Best and Most Baroque Insults Are Micro-Poems for the Ages

    By Jason Guriel  August 13, 2021
    Writing Life

    The Loneliness of the Full-Time Writer

    By Mike Gayle  August 13, 2021
    Rock N Roll

    Marc Ribot Makes the Case for Loud Music

    By Marc Ribot  August 13, 2021
    Reading Lists

    The Enduring Appeal of Fictional Sisters: A Reading List

    By Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb  August 13, 2021
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