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Sowing Wild Oates
Nathan Smith on the prolific Joyce Carol Oates's new essay collection, "Soul at the White Heat."
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
“My Story Doesn’t Begin When I Was Born”: Micah McCrary Interviews José Orduña
Micah McCrary talks to José Orduña about his memoir, "The Weight of Shadows."
Leo Tolstoy and the Origins of Spiritual Memoir
Thomas Larson evaluates the spiritual and artistic innovation of “Confession” by Leo Tolstoy.
An Interview with Ilan Stavans
Marziyeh Kameli talks to Ilan Stavans.
More Teeth, More Tenderness
Rob Roberge talks to Joshua Mohr about his new memoir "Sirens."
Hollywood! With the Reddish Tinge: Clancy Sigal’s 1950s
Anything could happen in Clancy Sigal’s 1950s.
Sitting Up with the Dead
Lynne Sharon Schwartz on "Cockroaches," Scholastique Mukasonga's look at the Rwandan genocide.
“I Can Write My Shadow”: Alexis Cheung Interviews Maxine Hong Kingston
As "The Woman Warrior" reaches its 40th anniversary, Maxine Hong Kingston reflects on her legacy.
Limitless Achievement: On “East West Street”
Kate McLoughlin on Philippe Sands's "East West Street."
Unfamiliar Tongues: Eliot Weinberger's Travels in the Republic of Letters
David S. Wallace examines the many facets of Eliot Weinberger.
Breaking Godwin’s Law: Stoddard Martin’s “Monstrous Century”
Houman Barekat appreciates the old-school rigor of “Monstrous Century: Essays in The Age of the Feuilleton” by Stoddard Martin.
Cloud with Its Shadow
Bryony White on Marina Abramović's new memoir, "Walk Through Walls."
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