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Here's the shortlist for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.

Here's the shortlist for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.

By Emily Temple | April 28, 2021

Jhumpa Lahiri has weighed in on the Amanda Gorman translation controversy.

Jhumpa Lahiri has weighed in on the Amanda Gorman translation controversy.

By Walker Caplan | April 28, 2021

Danielle Evans has won the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize.

Danielle Evans has won the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize.

By Walker Caplan | April 28, 2021

Lil’ Kim is publishing a memoir.

Lil’ Kim is publishing a memoir.

By Walker Caplan | April 28, 2021

<em>Blood Meridian'</em>s 10 most McCarthian sentences.

Blood Meridian's 10 most McCarthian sentences.

By Dan Sheehan | April 28, 2021

Florence Welch (of Florence and The Machine) to score <em>Great Gatsby</em> on Broadway.

Florence Welch (of Florence and The Machine) to score Great Gatsby on Broadway.

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Imagine your ideal artist’s retreat in this breathtakingly beautiful forest library.

Imagine your ideal artist’s retreat in this breathtakingly beautiful forest library.

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Why Nabokov’s poem about Superman’s sex life was rejected by <em>The New Yorker</em>.

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