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Now there’s a real-life Grinch cave, for people who’ve misunderstood the book or enjoy suffering.

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Check out every New Directions cover for Clarice Lispector's work.

Check out every New Directions cover for Clarice Lispector's work.

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A first edition of <em>Harry Potter</em> is now the most expensive modern work of fiction ever sold.

A first edition of Harry Potter is now the most expensive modern work of fiction ever sold.

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On Melville, Mendacity, and Letting the Unknowable Find Its Way in Your Writing

On Melville, Mendacity, and Letting the Unknowable Find Its Way in Your Writing

David Kirby Plumbs the Uncertain Depths of Art and Truth

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Could Guillermo del Toro’s <em>Nightmare Alley</em> Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

Olivia Rutigliano on the Self-Sabotaging Desire to Show One’s Hand

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“Lemon, It’s Wednesday.” On the Legacy of <em>30 Rock</em>

“Lemon, It’s Wednesday.” On the Legacy of 30 Rock

Mike Roe Considers the Shows—and Memes—That Followed the Iconic Comedy

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Puncturing a Dream: On the Dark-Edged Fantasy of the Ballerina and Traditional Femininity

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FSG will publish Judith Butler's first non-academic press book.

FSG will publish Judith Butler's first non-academic press book.

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