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P.E. Garcia
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The Swimmer in New York
“He had an inexplicable contempt for men who did not hurl themselves into pools,” Cheever wrote. I felt the same way. Inspired by Cheever’s “The Swimmer,” Carolyn Kormann swam across Manhattan; she wrote about it for the New Yorker.
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This Filthy Stuff
The New Republic has re-published a 1930 interview with a government censor, and it provides an interesting look into the mindset of the man charged with keeping “pollution” out of the hands of “innocent” New Englanders: Why, sometimes it’s the…
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Killing Margaret Thatcher
As a citizen I suffered from her, but as a writer I benefited. In the Guardian, author Hilary Mantel discusses her new short story about assassinating Margaret Thatcher and why it took her over 30 years to write it.
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A Superhero’s Origin Story
David Rector was your average, everyday NPR producer and comic book nerd. Then he suffered a series of health problems that ultimately left him unable to walk or speak. Now, with the help of his fiancee, he’s a superhero. NPR…
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Michael Chabon’s Punk Rock Days
[The] Bats were a fine little band, a unique assemblage of diverse strengths and quirks, anchored by one of the most rock-solid drummers ever to grace the Pittsburgh scene, and hampered only by the weakness of their goofball frontman. That’s…
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The Ghost and the Ghost Writer
Patience Worth was the author of several critically-acclaimed novels and poems, often published in journals and anthologies alongside canonical authors like Edna St. Vincent Millay. She was also a ghost. The Public Domain Review tells the strange tale of Patience…
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A Sentimental Translation
Although A Sentimental Novel, the final work from Alain Robbe-Grillet, was published in French in 2008, the English translation didn’t follow for almost another four years. Partially, this was due to the book’s content: a lengthy series of Robbe-Grillet’s sadistic fantasies.…
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Self-Help That’s No Help
At The New Republic, Esther Breger takes a look at literary self-help books, including How Proust Can Change Your Life and Give War and Peace a Chance.
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Public and Private Literature
Like 50 Shades of Grey? Why not try The Lover by Marguerite Duras? Freddie Moore at The Airship offers some suggestions for books you wouldn’t be embarrassed to be seen reading to go along with your guilty pleasures.
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Tolstoy on Film
On what would have been the author’s 186th birthday, New Republic highlighted some rare footage of Leo Tolstoy at the end of his life.
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British Insecurity
Among those who bemoaned the change of rules were a number of British novelists. Why did they assume their American counterparts were better? Or if they thought Americans were just different, why did they assume judges would prefer the game…
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Boston’s Literary Legacy
Boston is now home to the nation’s first ever Literary Cultural District. For The Baffler, Caroline O’Donovan takes a look at what exactly that means and whether or not it’s the best way to honor the city’s literary legacy.