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Literature

  1. q&a
    Morgan Parker on Why Beyoncé Is a Metaphor for Every Black WomanIn her new book, the poet uses Beyoncé as a device to explore the lives of black women.
    By Tahirah Hairston
  2. literature
    In Honor of Zsa Zsa Gabor, Drape Yourself in Diamonds and Divorce Your HusbandHer autobiography is full of wisdom.
    By Eileen Townsend
  3. digital humanities
    There Are 6 Basic Emotional ‘Shapes’ of StoriesTake it from Vonnegut: “The fundamental idea is that stories have shapes which can be drawn on graph paper.”
    By Drake Baer
  4. dreams
    Kafka Harnessed Insomnia to Create His Trippy FictionBlur the boundary between dreaming and waking, and you might turn into a bug.
    By Drake Baer
  5. mysteries of our time
    Is This the Real Identity of Elena Ferrante?Will this finally put to rest the rumor that the author is really a man?
    By Jenni Miller
  6. franzenology
    Why Does Jonathan Franzen Make It So Hard to Like Him?Franzen says he has “never been in love with a black woman.”
    By Anna Silman
  7. fathers day
    Make Your Dad Read Elena Ferrante!A project in honor of Father’s Day.
    By Anna Silman
  8. longreads
    10 Books We’re Reading Right NowRead with us.
    By the Cut
  9. mansplaining
    What I Learned About Women From Reading Novels About Female FriendshipThey all have cancer or cheating husbands. Sometimes both.
    By Grady Hendrix
  10. The Ten Most-Read Male Writers in College Classes, Based on Their Names AloneOr at least we think they’re men?
    By Dayna Evans
  11. heroes
    Girl Starts #1000BlackGirlBooks Book DriveSo far she’s collected 400 books.
    By Jessica Roy
  12. neuroscience
    Does Reading Literature Really Beef Up Your Brain?A new study offers hints.
    By Christian Jarrett
  13. interview
    Everybody Is Wrong About Candace Bushnell If you think her new book is about Sex and the City, “you’re just cray-cray.”
    By Maureen O'Connor
  14. icons
    Why Loving Joan Didion Is a TrapAs shown by the frenzy over her Céline ads.
    By Molly Fischer
  15. The Dudes Who Read Young-Adult FictionYup, they exist. They’re just not as open about their preferred choice of literary genre.
    By Melissa Dahl
  16. book excerpt
    Reading While Female: How to Deal With Misogynists and Male MasturbationAn excerpt from No Regrets, the new book from n+1 of women writers talking about reading.
  17. quotables
    Y.A. Author: Teen Sex Scenes Can Temper Porn’s InfluenceThey’re gonna get the information somewhere. 
    By Kat Stoeffel
  18. ‘you’re pretty’
    How J.D. Salinger Flirted With Girls“Sneaky girl. You’re pretty.”
    By Maureen O'Connor
  19. gender vs. genre
    Meet Bill Spence, Romance-Novel-Writing GrandpaAwww.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  20. obsessions
    Women Will Buy Basically Anything Related to Jane Austen“What gives?” —The Brontës.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  21. sexist geeks
    Sci-Fi Authors Use Male Pseudonyms So Nerds Don’t Feel ‘Excluded’Still?
    By Kat Stoeffel
  22. dubious achievements
    Photo-Shoot Threesome Wins Bad Sex in Fiction PrizeM-W-Camera. 
    By Kat Stoeffel
  23. alter ids
    Some of Junot Díaz’s Best Friends Are WomenDoes writing a sexist character make you sexist? What if the character is based on you?
    By Kat Stoeffel