You can now buy Mary Shelley’s old address—though you’ll have to bring your own goth.

You can now buy Mary Shelley’s old address—though you’ll have to bring your own goth.

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How to Spend a Literary Long Weekend in Seattle

How to Spend a Literary Long Weekend in Seattle

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What the End of <em>The Best American Travel Writing</em> Says About Travel Writing—And About America

What the End of The Best American Travel Writing Says About Travel Writing—And About America

Thomas Swick on the Uncertain Future of a Durable Genre

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Now you can take a self-guided walking tour of Brooklyn’s literary landmarks.

Now you can take a self-guided walking tour of Brooklyn’s literary landmarks.

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How I Learned to Let Form Do the Work

How I Learned to Let Form Do the Work

Muriel Barbery on Writing About Kyōto

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Who is the mystery man caught on Google Maps writing a poem on the beach?

Who is the mystery man caught on Google Maps writing a poem on the beach?

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