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Busting Genre, in Style: Geoff Dyer on the Joy of Writing “Unpublishable” Books

Busting Genre, in Style: Geoff Dyer on the Joy of Writing “Unpublishable” Books

George Makari Talks to the Author of “The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings”

By George Makari | April 11, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Maira Kalman is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Maira Kalman is Reading Now and Next

A Series by Diana Arterian

By Diana Arterian | October 20, 2022

All Things Are Possible: Mario Vargas Llosa on the Eternal Youth of Flaubert’s Writing

All Things Are Possible: Mario Vargas Llosa on the Eternal Youth of Flaubert’s Writing

"If we are to be honest, the true creator of the modern novel was Flaubert."

By Mario Vargas Llosa | August 29, 2022

Seeking Insight on Disastrous Love, from Literature and Psychoanalysis

Seeking Insight on Disastrous Love, from Literature and Psychoanalysis

Robin Kirman Considers Freud, Eliot, and Our Romantic Illusions

By Robin Kirman | February 24, 2022

Thwarted Passions, Private Lives: On Out-of-Control Characters in Literary Fiction

Thwarted Passions, Private Lives: On Out-of-Control Characters in Literary Fiction

Lisa Harding Recommends Her Favorite Morbidly Fascinating Narratives

By Lisa Harding | December 7, 2021

Famous novels, if they were Hallmark Christmas Movies.

Famous novels, if they were Hallmark Christmas Movies.

By Jessie Gaynor | December 1, 2021

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One Another: An Essay About Sex, Reading, and Mary Ruefle

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