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The Problem of Neoliberal Realism in Contemporary Fiction

The Problem of Neoliberal Realism in Contemporary Fiction

Madeline ffitch on the Politics of "Conflict" in the Stories We Tell

By Madeline ffitch | July 9, 2019

Spurned in Love, Edith Wharton Turned to Poetry

Spurned in Love, Edith Wharton Turned to Poetry

Irene Goldman-Price on Wharton's Little-Known Book of Poems on Love, Loss, and Regret

By Irene Goldman-Price | July 9, 2019

Courtney Maum, Rawi Hage, and More Take the Lit Hub Questionnaire

Courtney Maum, Rawi Hage, and More Take the Lit Hub Questionnaire

5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

By Teddy Wayne | July 9, 2019

On Falling for a Statue of Hermes in Athens

On Falling for a Statue of Hermes in Athens

What Grant Ginder Learned in Greece

By Grant Ginder | July 9, 2019

How Fiction Fuses the Incompatible Realities of Religion and Comedy

How Fiction Fuses the Incompatible Realities of Religion and Comedy

Randy Boyagoda on Religious-Political Satire

By Randy Boyagoda | July 9, 2019

Finally! Michael Mann's <em>Heat</em> novel is just around the corner...

Finally! Michael Mann's Heat novel is just around the corner...

By Dan Sheehan | July 8, 2019

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How many books should you bring on your summer vacation?

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After 4,000 miles and 5,000 book giveaways, Poetry to the People is back home.

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The American Ballpark: Public Space or Private Playground?

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When the World Matches the Apocalypse in Your Novel

When the World Matches the Apocalypse in Your Novel

Kimi Eisele on Finding Light in the Darkness of a Financial Dystopia

By Kimi Eisele | July 8, 2019

No Such Thing As a Free Lunch: On Food Insecurity in Small-town Maine

No Such Thing As a Free Lunch: On Food Insecurity in Small-town Maine

“Hunger is a stress we can’t measure.”

By Kerri Arsenault | July 8, 2019

London's Royal Society: 17th-Century Boys Club or Font of Knowledge?

London's Royal Society: 17th-Century Boys Club or Font of Knowledge?

Trial, Error, and Some Very Misguided Experiments

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Dani Shapiro's bestselling memoir <em>Inheritance</em> to be adapted into a film

Dani Shapiro's bestselling memoir Inheritance to be adapted into a film

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin on Being a Patriotic Black Southerner

Maurice Carlos Ruffin on Being a Patriotic Black Southerner

"I know our past, and I know our pain."

By Maurice Carlos Ruffin | July 3, 2019

Ruth Reichl on M.F.K. Fisher's Lifetime of Joyous Eating

Ruth Reichl on M.F.K. Fisher's Lifetime of Joyous Eating

"To Mary Frances food was a metaphor for living."

By Ruth Reichl | July 3, 2019

Jhumpa Lahiri and Hari Kunzru Reflect on America's Immigration Crisis

Jhumpa Lahiri and Hari Kunzru Reflect on America's Immigration Crisis

On the Eve of the 4th of July, PEN America Looks to the Immigration Crisis

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