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Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 16, 2025

Books to drive the groupchat wild. (Summer edition!)

Books to drive the groupchat wild. (Summer edition!)

By Brittany Allen | July 31, 2025

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Pride and Prejudice itch.">Seven books to scratch that Pride and Prejudice itch.

By Brittany Allen | June 4, 2025

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Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s <em

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Texas: The Great Theft">Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s Texas: The Great Theft

“Like a thief, gossip moves swiftly, undeterred by rivers or valleys, indifferent to borders and the hotheads who patrol them.”

By Merve Emre | December 9, 2024

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You Must Remember This.">What to read if you can't wait for the next season of You Must Remember This.

By Brittany Allen | November 19, 2024

Posting Truth to Power: In Praise of a Publishing Gossip Site

Posting Truth to Power: In Praise of a Publishing Gossip Site

Maris Kreizman on the Important Role of Xoxopublishinggg

By Maris Kreizman | September 12, 2024

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Am I the Literary Assh*le? In Which Everyone Talks Sh*t About Everyone Else

Am I the Literary Asshle? In Which Everyone Talks Sht About Everyone Else

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About (Very) Bad Literary Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | February 22, 2024

Epistolary Gossip: On the History and Morality of the “Poison Pen” Letter

Epistolary Gossip: On the History and Morality of the “Poison Pen” Letter

Emily Cockayne Considers the Gendered Dynamics Behind the Written Anonymous Complaint

By Emily Cockayne | January 8, 2024

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Feud as “Capote’s women.”">Chlöe Sevigny and Naomi Watts to star in Feud as “Capote’s women.”

By Jonny Diamond | August 17, 2022

What Did Gossip Culture Look Like Before the Internet?

What Did Gossip Culture Look Like Before the Internet?

Julia Kelly Examines a Lost Tradition

By Julia Kelly | January 7, 2022

On the Subversive Power of Gossip

On the Subversive Power of Gossip

Maria Tatar Considers the Deep Cultural Work of Chatter

By Maria Tatar | September 15, 2021

Curtis Sittenfeld on Folk Music, Gossip, and Politics

Curtis Sittenfeld on Folk Music, Gossip, and Politics

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Margaret Atwood and her late husband Graeme Gibson reminisce about the intense literary scene of 1970s Toronto.

Margaret Atwood and her late husband Graeme Gibson reminisce about the intense literary scene of 1970s Toronto.

By Jonny Diamond | December 3, 2019