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John Barth

  • Finding Comfort in the Discomfort: Talking with Juan Martinez
    James Tadd Adcox

    Finding Comfort in the Discomfort: Talking with Juan Martinez

    Juan Martinez discusses his debut collection Best Worst American, his relationship to the English language, and why Nabokov ruined his writing for years.

  • Adam Keller

    Boylen and Barth

    In the New York Times, author and transgender activist Jennifer Finney Boylan describes how John Barth’s writing workshop helped her transition.

  • Jake Slovis

    Dear John

    For The Millions, Nathan Scott McNamara tracks John Barth and John Updike’s friendship through a series of letters written over the authors’ celebrated careers. While early letters show a relationship of admiration and respect, differences in philosophy and style led to…

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    Juan Vidal

    The Future of Barth

    I arrive at Books and Books in Coral Gables at about 8:05pm, Tuesday evening. The place is buzzing with energetic conversation and there is a small table with sandwiches and a half empty bottle of Quinta de Aveleda. I sit…