Ray Bradbury still deserves birthday sex, even after all these years.

Ray Bradbury still deserves birthday sex, even after all these years.

By Katie Yee | August 22, 2019

David Lynch's 5 favorite books include these surprising beach reads!

David Lynch's 5 favorite books include these surprising beach reads!

By Dan Sheehan | August 22, 2019

Famous writer Bill Clinton umpired this past weekend’s Writers vs. Artists charity softball game (which is still a thing!)

Famous writer Bill Clinton umpired this past weekend’s Writers vs. Artists charity softball game (which is still a thing!)

By Jonny Diamond | August 22, 2019

Something nice: area heathen takes oath of office on <em>Oh, The Places You'll Go!</em>

Something nice: area heathen takes oath of office on Oh, The Places You'll Go!

By Jessie Gaynor | August 22, 2019

Why Do I Recite the Same Paul Celan Poem to All My Dates?

Why Do I Recite the Same Paul Celan Poem to All My Dates?

Or: Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game

By Sara Martin | August 22, 2019

Dorothy Parker on the Art of Her Old Pal James Thurber

Dorothy Parker on the Art of Her Old Pal James Thurber

"A Thurber must be seen to be believed—there is no use trying to tell the plot of it."

By Dorothy Parker | August 22, 2019

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Reading David Remnick 25 Years After the Fall of the Soviet Union

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J.M.G. Le Clézio on the Expansive, Immersive Quality of Great Poetry

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The Feints and Jabs of Polari, <br> Britain's Gay Slang

The Feints and Jabs of Polari,
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Rich Cohen on the First Gangster of New York City

Rich Cohen on the First Gangster of New York City

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'Late Capitalism,' a Prose Poem by Alissa Quart

'Late Capitalism,' a Prose Poem by Alissa Quart

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Reading in a Boom Time of Biographical Fiction

Reading in a Boom Time of Biographical Fiction

Jay Parini on the Art of Inventing Real Life

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Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Social Science

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Social Science

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