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Astrid López Méndez on the Role of Verse and Resistance to Poetry

Astrid López Méndez on the Role of Verse and Resistance to Poetry

In Translation by Ellen Jones from the Latest Issue of the “New England Review”

By Astrid López Méndez | May 5, 2025

Dwight Garner on the Long History of Writers and America's Greatest Invention, the Martini

Dwight Garner on the Long History of Writers and America's Greatest Invention, the Martini

A Look at Patricia Highsmith, Norman Mailer, Gary Shteyngart, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and More

By Dwight Garner | October 25, 2023

On the Art of Literary Name-Calling: The Best and Most Baroque Insults Are Micro-Poems for the Ages

On the Art of Literary Name-Calling: The Best and Most Baroque Insults Are Micro-Poems for the Ages

Jason Guriel on the Evolution of Stylized Insults, from “Turdsworth” to “Tru-Anon”

By Jason Guriel | August 13, 2021

Christopher Hitchens's backlist is getting a cool new redesign.

Christopher Hitchens's backlist is getting a cool new redesign.

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2020

On Brian Doyle's Mystical, Genre-Exploding Work

On Brian Doyle's Mystical, Genre-Exploding Work

Who Tried to "Stare God in the Eye"">David James Duncan Remembers the Late Great Writer
Who Tried to "Stare God in the Eye"

By David James Duncan | December 3, 2019

Claire Tomalin on Hiring (and Dating) a Young Martin Amis

Claire Tomalin on Hiring (and Dating) a Young Martin Amis

"I Knew Martin Could Take Over My Job Easily and Do it Very Well"

By Claire Tomalin | August 21, 2018

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Salman Rushdie on Poetry, Being a Reader, and Going to the Movies

Salman Rushdie on Poetry, Being a Reader, and Going to the Movies

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By Literary Hub | May 18, 2016

102 Indispensible Works of Literary Criticism

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Christopher Buckley on Faith, Relics, and the Republican Party

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The Importance of Being Orwell

The Importance of Being Orwell

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