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Revisiting George Saunders's Great, Forgotten Children's Book
The 2000 book deserves the same critical acclaim as the rest of George Saunders's work.
Everything You Wanted to Know About MILFs but Were Afraid to Ask Because You Are Going to Be a Priest
Read an excerpt from Patricia Lockwood's hilarious upcoming memoir, 'Priestdaddy.'
Read the First Story from Kathleen Collins's Brilliant 'Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?'
The nearly lost collection of stories by the celebrated filmmaker Kathleen Collins is really, really good.
'Virgin and Other Stories' Is a Brilliant Book About Sex and God in the South
We caught up with debut author April Ayers Lawson to talk about her beautifully disturbing new collection of stories.
Funny Writers of Color Are Finally Being Taken Seriously
Paul Beatty's Man Booker-winning novel 'The Sellout' is part of a new wave of very funny, very serious literary works.
Remembering the Forgotten First Lady of Horror, Cynthia Asquith
Though out of print today, Lady Cynthia Asquith was one of the best at evoking the terrifying "long littleness of life."
Bob Dylan Is the Perfect Nobel Winner
As a translator of one Nobel Prize contender and the former student of another, I'm not outraged. In fact, I think he's is the perfect choice.
Bob Dylan Doesn't Need a Nobel Prize
The winner never pleases everyone, but it's at least a chance to remind the larger public that serious literature exists, and to give one person a nice boost in book sales.
Dear Coquette Offers the Key to Happiness, One 'Coke Talk' at a Time
We talked with the popular anonymous advice guru about her new collection 'The Best of Dear Coquette.'
The Future of Sex Is Orgy Domes
We spoke to Emily Witt about her brilliant new book 'Future Sex', which takes on cultural myths around sexuality and sexual experimentation with a serious, radical eye.
My Lunch with the 'God of Story'
We caught up with screenwriting guru Robert McKee, whose new book, 'Dialogue,' proves he should be required reading for storytellers of any kind.
'Knives': New Fiction by Paul Maliszewski
His girlfriend had said they needed to talk. It was just like you hear about: the quote-unquote talk.