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Literature

mysteries of our time Oct. 2, 2016

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
franzenology Aug. 1, 2016

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
fathers day June 17, 2016

Make Your Dad Read Elena Ferrante!A project in honor of Father’s Day.

By Anna Silman
longreads June 14, 2016

10 Books We’re Reading Right NowRead with us.

By the Cut
mansplaining May 17, 2016

What I Learned About Women From Reading Novels About Female FriendshipThey all have cancer or cheating husbands. Sometimes both.

By Grady Hendrix
Feb. 26, 2016

The Ten Most-Read Male Writers in College Classes, Based on Their Names AloneOr at least we think they’re men?

By Dayna Evans
heroes Jan. 22, 2016

Girl Starts #1000BlackGirlBooks Book DriveSo far she’s collected 400 books.

By Jessica Roy
neuroscience Sept. 3, 2015

Does Reading Literature Really Beef Up Your Brain?A new study offers hints.

By Christian Jarrett
interview June 29, 2015

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
icons Jan. 15, 2015

Why Loving Joan Didion Is a TrapAs shown by the frenzy over her Céline ads.

By Molly Fischer
June 8, 2014

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
book excerpt Dec. 3, 2013

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.
quotables June 19, 2013

Y.A. Author: Teen Sex Scenes Can Temper Porn’s InfluenceThey’re gonna get the information somewhere.

By Kat Stoeffel
‘you’re pretty’ Apr. 24, 2013

How J.D. Salinger Flirted With Girls“Sneaky girl. You’re pretty.”

By Maureen O'Connor
gender vs. genre Feb. 8, 2013

Meet Bill Spence, Romance-Novel-Writing GrandpaAwww.

By Kat Stoeffel
obsessions Jan. 25, 2013

Women Will Buy Basically Anything Related to Jane Austen“What gives?” —The Brontës.

By Kat Stoeffel
sexist geeks Dec. 7, 2012

Sci-Fi Authors Use Male Pseudonyms So Nerds Don’t Feel ‘Excluded’Still?

By Kat Stoeffel
dubious achievements Dec. 4, 2012

Photo-Shoot Threesome Wins Bad Sex in Fiction PrizeM-W-Camera.

By Kat Stoeffel
alter ids Sept. 12, 2012

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