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On the 13 Words That Made Me a Writer

Sofia Samatar Reflects on the Rich Language of Fantasy

March 29, 2016  By Sofia Samatar   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Literary Criticism 
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From a California Commune to New York City

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Kelly Blair, Blume Superfan, Reveals Some Secrets of the Book Designer

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Edna O'Brien

“Fifi wakened hearing voices. It could only be John, John dead almost three years and still paying his regular visits, ‘channelling’ as he would call it.”

March 29, 2016  By Lit Hub Excerpts   Posted In  Fiction and Poetry  From the Novel 
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Five Books Making News This Week: Debuts, Icons, and Poets

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Remembering Susan Sontag’s Final Days

Katie Roiphe on the Legendary Writer's Will to Survive

March 28, 2016  By Katie Roiphe   Posted In  Biography  Craft and Criticism  Literary Criticism  News and Culture  Politics 
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Where is Jim Harrison? Seven Poems from a Master

Remembering a Great Writer Through Some of His Final Words

March 28, 2016  By Literary Hub   Posted In  Book News  Fiction and Poetry  News and Culture  Poem 
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How a Non-Fiction Writer Finds His Next Subject

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“Parallel Lines’ first three singles—“Picture This,” “I’m Gonna Love You Too,” and “Hanging on the Telephone”—flopped in America, though they did chart in Australia, England, and other European countries. “In Europe, we’re selling really well—especially in Holland,” Stein said after the album’s release. “America’s a tougher nut to crack, even though that’s where we come from."”

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How I Met the Poet of Portsmouth

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