I'm still thinking about the boy who legally changed his name to “Trout Fishing in America.”

I'm still thinking about the boy who legally changed his name to “Trout Fishing in America.”

By Walker Caplan | September 24, 2021

Here's how Pablo Neruda's funeral became a left-wing demonstration.

Here's how Pablo Neruda's funeral became a left-wing demonstration.

By Dan Sheehan | September 24, 2021

Now you can browse F. Scott Fitzgerald’s papers, including <em>Gatsby</em> manuscripts, online.

Now you can browse F. Scott Fitzgerald’s papers, including Gatsby manuscripts, online.

By Walker Caplan | September 24, 2021

Read the short story that just won the £2,500 White Review Short Story Prize.

Read the short story that just won the £2,500 White Review Short Story Prize.

By Walker Caplan | September 24, 2021

This year’s National Book Awards ceremony will be online-only after all.

This year’s National Book Awards ceremony will be online-only after all.

By Walker Caplan | September 24, 2021

Listen to the musical stylings of Shel Silverstein and Johnny Cash.

Listen to the musical stylings of Shel Silverstein and Johnny Cash.

By Katie Yee | September 24, 2021

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Yiyun Li on Taking Writing Lessons from War and Peace

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Cassandra Peterson on Coming Up With the "Mistress of the Dark"

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Ancient Pathways Between Species Are Disappearing—Fast

Ancient Pathways Between Species Are Disappearing—Fast

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Leigh Cowart on the Success of Sadomasochistic Books from 1800s Russia to the Present

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Jeanette Winterson on How Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Way We Live and Love

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How Philip Roth Controlled the Narrative of His Own Life

How Philip Roth Controlled the Narrative of His Own Life

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Not Just Sex: An Oral History of <em>Grey’s Anatomy</em> Trickiest Medical Scenes

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