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Early Medieval English literature was a sordid swamp of wanton plagiarism!

Early Medieval English literature was a sordid swamp of wanton plagiarism!

By Jonny Diamond | May 11, 2021

Generation Grievance: How the Political Correctness Myth Was Born

Generation Grievance: How the Political Correctness Myth Was Born

Nesrine Malik on the Origins of a Classic Conservative Put-Down

By Nesrine Malik | May 11, 2021

The Obsessive Scholar Who Rescued Iceland’s Ancient Literary Legacy

The Obsessive Scholar Who Rescued Iceland’s Ancient Literary Legacy

How Arni Magnusson Saved a Country’s Stories

By Egill Bjarnason | May 11, 2021

“Are We Going to Take It All?” On the Moral Reckoning of Clear-Cutting a Forest

“Are We Going to Take It All?” On the Moral Reckoning of Clear-Cutting a Forest

Suzanne Simard on a Logging Trip

By Suzanne Simard | May 11, 2021

Joan Silber on Writing Double Maneuvers and Deception

Joan Silber on Writing Double Maneuvers and Deception

The Author of Secrets of Happiness Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | May 11, 2021

Should Norman Mailer Have Any Legacy Beyond Being the Guy Who Stabbed His Wife?

Should Norman Mailer Have Any Legacy Beyond Being the Guy Who Stabbed His Wife?

Miranda Popkey Guests on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | May 11, 2021

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How Pretty in Pink Star Andrew McCarthy Became an (Unlikely) Teen Heartthrob

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How Racism and Neglect Fueled the Rise of Gang Life in Denver

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In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book,
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By Literary Disco | May 11, 2021

<em>Stop Saving the Planet!</em> by Jenny Price, Read by Hillary Huber

Stop Saving the Planet! by Jenny Price, Read by Hillary Huber

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Maya Angelou among the first ever American women to appear on the US quarter.

Maya Angelou among the first ever American women to appear on the US quarter.

By Jonny Diamond | May 10, 2021

About all those unproduced screenplays William Faulkner wrote . . .

About all those unproduced screenplays William Faulkner wrote . . .

By Walker Caplan | May 10, 2021

A police union has gotten a book banned from classrooms for promoting “anti-police propaganda.”

A police union has gotten a book banned from classrooms for promoting “anti-police propaganda.”

By Walker Caplan | May 10, 2021

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Veronica Esposito Finds Unlikely Parallels in Two of Our Greatest Storytellers

By Veronica Esposito | May 10, 2021

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and <em>The Secret to Superhuman Strength</em>

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Author of Fun Home Discusses Writing Beyond Language

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