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Final Girls and Fantasies: On Stephen Graham Jones’s “My Heart Is a Chainsaw”
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“I Don’t Want to Think about the Limits”: On Andrea Abi-Karam’s “Villainy”
Hazem Fahmy considers “Villainy” by Andrea Abi-Karam....
“I Don’t Want to Think about the Limits”: On Andrea Abi-Karam’s “Villainy”
Hazem Fahmy considers “Villainy” by Andrea Abi-Karam....
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A Thirst That Big: On Alexandra Kleeman’s “Something New Under the Sun”
Kleeman’s new novel is a eulogy, a ghost story, and an ode to the ways and forms of life destroyed by human appetites....
A Thirst That Big: On Alexandra Kleeman’s “Something New Under the Sun”
Kleeman’s new novel is a eulogy, a ghost story, and an ode to the ways and forms of life destroyed by human appetites....
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Life Turned into Text: On Tao Lin’s “Leave Society”
The author’s fourth novel reads as a veiled attempt to redress his past failures, particularly his abuses of power, in relationships....
Life Turned into Text: On Tao Lin’s “Leave Society”
The author’s fourth novel reads as a veiled attempt to redress his past failures, particularly his abuses of power, in relationships....
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To Rouse and Repel: A Conversation with Maggie Nelson on the Rhetoric of Freedom
Meredith Maran interviews Maggie Nelson on her new book, “On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint.”...
To Rouse and Repel: A Conversation with Maggie Nelson on the Rhetoric of Freedom
Meredith Maran interviews Maggie Nelson on her new book, “On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint.”...
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Those Days I Lived Beside You: On Sandra Cisneros’s “Martita, I Remember You”
Audrey Harris Fernández finds a platonic love letter in “Martita, I Remember You” by Sandra Cisneros....
Those Days I Lived Beside You: On Sandra Cisneros’s “Martita, I Remember You”
Audrey Harris Fernández finds a platonic love letter in “Martita, I Remember You” by Sandra Cisneros....
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Careful Liberties: On Rivka Galchen’s “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch”
Galchen’s reimagining of a real-life witch trial puts a darkly comedic twist on a familiar narrative....
Careful Liberties: On Rivka Galchen’s “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch”
Galchen’s reimagining of a real-life witch trial puts a darkly comedic twist on a familiar narrative....
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Remembering Ramona and Beverly Cleary’s Attention to Childhood Emotions
Sadie Shorr-Parks takes a look back at Beverly Cleary's "Ramona Quimby, Age 8," recently rereleased by William Morrow....
Remembering Ramona and Beverly Cleary’s Attention to Childhood Emotions
Sadie Shorr-Parks takes a look back at Beverly Cleary's "Ramona Quimby, Age 8," recently rereleased by William Morrow....
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“A Very Strong Effect on the World”: A Conversation with Phillip Lopate
The noted essayist discusses his new anthology of essays, “The Golden Age of the American Essay: 1945–1970.”...
“A Very Strong Effect on the World”: A Conversation with Phillip Lopate
The noted essayist discusses his new anthology of essays, “The Golden Age of the American Essay: 1945–1970.”...
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On Autotheory and Autofiction: Staking Genre
Teresa Carmody deliberates upon the feminist histories and radical possibilities of autotheory and autofiction....
On Autotheory and Autofiction: Staking Genre
Teresa Carmody deliberates upon the feminist histories and radical possibilities of autotheory and autofiction....
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Metaphor Is Everywhere: A Conversation with Maggie Smith
Melissa Uchiyama interviews poet Maggie Smith about her new book, “Goldenrod.”...
Metaphor Is Everywhere: A Conversation with Maggie Smith
Melissa Uchiyama interviews poet Maggie Smith about her new book, “Goldenrod.”...
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The Present Waver: On “Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts”
Jordan Alexander Stein reviews "Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts" by Rebecca Hall and illustrated by Hugo Martínez....
The Present Waver: On “Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts”
Jordan Alexander Stein reviews "Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts" by Rebecca Hall and illustrated by Hugo Martínez....
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A Moral No-Man’s Land: On David Diop’s “At Night All Blood Is Black”
As a meditation on war, race, and colonialism, Diop’s novel cuts like a dull knife....
A Moral No-Man’s Land: On David Diop’s “At Night All Blood Is Black”
As a meditation on war, race, and colonialism, Diop’s novel cuts like a dull knife....
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Three Questions for Kathleen Alcalá Regarding Her Novel, “Spirits of the Ordinary”
Daniel A. Olivas speaks with Kathleen Alcalá on the republication of her first novel, “Spirits of the Ordinary: A Tale of Casas Grandes.”...
Three Questions for Kathleen Alcalá Regarding Her Novel, “Spirits of the Ordinary”
Daniel A. Olivas speaks with Kathleen Alcalá on the republication of her first novel, “Spirits of the Ordinary: A Tale of Casas Grandes.”...
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Searching for What’s Walled Off: On Naomi Hirahara’s “Clark and Division”
Désirée Zamorano reviews Naomi Hirahara’s “Clark and Division,” a novel set in a community of Japanese Americans recently released from an internment camp....
Searching for What’s Walled Off: On Naomi Hirahara’s “Clark and Division”
Désirée Zamorano reviews Naomi Hirahara’s “Clark and Division,” a novel set in a community of Japanese Americans recently released from an internment camp....
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Searching for Justice in the Fallout: A Conversation with Julia Dahl
Daneet Steffens talks with Julia Dahl about the inspiration behind “The Missing Hours,” her latest novel....
Searching for Justice in the Fallout: A Conversation with Julia Dahl
Daneet Steffens talks with Julia Dahl about the inspiration behind “The Missing Hours,” her latest novel....
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Rage and Rapture: On Translating Mohamed Leftah’s “Captain Ni’mat’s Last Battle”
Lara Vergnaud reflects on translating “Captain Ni’mat’s Last Battle,” Mohamed Leftah’s posthumous 2011 novel....
Rage and Rapture: On Translating Mohamed Leftah’s “Captain Ni’mat’s Last Battle”
Lara Vergnaud reflects on translating “Captain Ni’mat’s Last Battle,” Mohamed Leftah’s posthumous 2011 novel....
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Caught Out: On Alexei Remizov’s “Sisters of the Cross” and “The Little Devil and Other Stories”
Fiona Bell is both captivated and disturbed by the narratives of violence in “Sisters of the Cross” and “The Little Devil and Other Stories” by Alexei Remizov....
Caught Out: On Alexei Remizov’s “Sisters of the Cross” and “The Little Devil and Other Stories”
Fiona Bell is both captivated and disturbed by the narratives of violence in “Sisters of the Cross” and “The Little Devil and Other Stories” by Alexei Remizov....
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