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...moreFoster discusses their new story collection, SHINE OF THE EVER.
...moreAt some point, I would have to break my silence.
...moreLawlor uses the act of making a mixtape to show us their character’s mind at work.
...moreTime has put those lovely nostalgia lenses in front of our eyes, and I am not immune.
...more“The opposite of nostalgia is truth.”
...moreDana Czapnik discusses her debut novel, THE FALCONER.
...moreRachel Lyon discusses her debut novel, Self-Portrait with Boy, artistic communities, the quotidian nature of the supernatural, and hyper-gentrification.
...moreThe personal is political, to the extent that politics itself can be effectively effaced with no detrimental effects.
...moreLast night as my husband got ready to go out [my daughter] grabbed his coat and said, “Call 1-900-Mix-A-Lot and kick those nasty thoughts.”
...moreMarisa Crawford’s Reversible is an evocative collection, showcasing the ways in which pop culture saturates us with meaning, and how it teaches us to become.
...moreSamantha Irby discusses her new essay collection, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, all that comes along with writing about your life, and reading great horror books.
...morePoet Claudia Cortese talks about her new book Wasp Queen and Lucy, the rebellious 90s teen whose voice inspired the collection.
...moreAllyson McCabe talks with Ken Freedman, the general manager of WFMU (the longest-running freeform radio station in the US), about the relevance of radio, technological innovation, and a just-launched morning show.
...moreYou’ve Got Mail was one of the first movies to depict the Internet as it affects the lives of ordinary users.
...moreRebecca Schiff discusses her debut collection The Bed That Moved, choosing narrators who share similarities with each other and with herself, and whether feminism and fiction-writing conflict.
...moreNone of the imagery of Lemonade is foreign to those of us who grew up in the South or who have Southern roots.
...moreProbably internationally acclaimed playwright Liza Birkenmeier, dubbed “the next big thing” by someone somewhere, who wrote national bestseller “Funny Women #136: Recommendation Letter” is also here to help you with your weekend plans. The cultural moment we are in is obsessed with true crime . . . and with truth, and with crime. Through April 9th in […]
...more[I]f there was ever a show that could wrestle with anxiety about aging and mortality in a new way, it’s The X-Files.
...moreVickie Stringer talks about her first novel Let That Be the Reason, her Triple Crown Publishing venture, life in prison, and making hip-hop literature.
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