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Writers I Have Met; Or, On Learning That Cormac McCarthy Was a Creep

Writers I Have Met; Or, On Learning That Cormac McCarthy Was a Creep

Nathan Deuel Wonders What We Really Need From Our Literary Heroes

By Nathan Deuel | December 11, 2024

“I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that I am a simpleton.” Padgett Powell, Legend

“I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that I am a simpleton.” Padgett Powell, Legend

Jean Marc Ah-Sen Talks to the Author of “Edisto”

By Jean Marc Ah-Sen | January 30, 2024

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Christian Tebordo on Nabokov, the Liberation of Bad Reviews, and <em

Knight Rider">Christian Tebordo on Nabokov, the Liberation of Bad Reviews, and Knight Rider

I'm a Writer But ">In Conversation with Alex Higley and Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But

By I'm a Writer But | March 17, 2022

19 new books to get at your local indie this week.

19 new books to get at your local indie this week.

By Katie Yee | November 9, 2021

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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By Teddy Wayne | November 9, 2021

The Search for Home in American Fiction

The Search for Home in American Fiction

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By Sarah Domet | November 2, 2016

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In Which Padgett Powell Employs an Extended Scatological Metaphor

By Literary Hub | September 10, 2015