The Secret Place

<h4>Lisa Levy writes for&nbsp;The Believer,&nbsp;The Rumpus, and&nbsp;The Millions, among other publications. She blogs at<a href="http://www.deadcritics.com/">&nbsp;deadcritics.com</a>&nbsp;and you can follow her on Twitter at @RealLiveCritic.</h4>

Lisa Levy

The Domestic Terrorism of Tana French

"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter, eh?" — Dashiell Hammett

Noir

The Essential Ellen Willis

Irritated Critics

"I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds." — Dizzy Gillespie

Music

"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag." — Patti Smith

Gender &amp; Sexuality

Dirty Mind: An Interview with Wayne Koestenbaum

How To Find Fulfilling Work

How To Stay Sane

How To Change the World

How To Think More About Sex

How To Think More (But Not Better): Alain de Botton’s School of Life

Missing Out

Fantasies of Understanding: Adam Phillips’s "Missing Out"

As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh

Cogito Ergo Boom: Susan Sontag’s Journals

Lisa Levy writes for&nbsp;The Believer,&nbsp;The Rumpus, and&nbsp;The Millions, among other publications. She blogs at<a href="http://www.deadcritics.com/">&nbsp;deadcritics.com</a>&nbsp;and you can follow her on Twitter at @RealLiveCritic.