Karen Russell’s Note of Hope
Karen Russell spoke to Frances Yackel about love, motherhood, hope, and her new collection, Orange World and Other Stories.
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The Millions Top 10
Panel Mania: ‘Me, Mikko, and Annikki’ by Tiitu Takalo
In this deeply researched work of graphic nonfiction, Finnish comics artist Tiitu Takalo has created an inspiring history as well as a love story.
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On Living Stories: Kristen Millares Young in Conversation with Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum
The two authors talk about the intersections of community and the canon: “There must be space in literature for the multiplicity of human experiences.”
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Mark Haddon’s Latest Curious Incident Sails the High Seas
Sex and attraction feature prominently throughout, as do birth and death, terror and violence—the stuff of life that hasn’t changed one bit over the eons.
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Literary Doppelgängers Through the Ages
Laurence Scott recounts the best books featuring doppelgängers, from Shakespeare to Agatha Christie to Philip Roth to Joanna Kavenna.
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John Zada Is Still Searching for Sasquatch
The journalist and photographer on how a boyhood preoccupation turned into a book-length adventure story about the American Bigfoot, in all its forms.
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Thirteen Ways Inside My Apocalyptic Heart
Debut novelist Kimi Eisele lists her favorite world-ending art, including works by Hieronymus Bosch, the United Nations, and Dr. Seuss.
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Virginia Woolf Gazes Backward
Lauren Groff takes a closer look at Virginia Woolf's second novel, Night and Day, which has a noticeably different tone than her other books.
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Another Person’s Words: Poetry Is Always the Speaker
More than rhyme and meter, or any other formal aspect, what defines poetry is its self-awareness. Poetry is the language which knows that it’s language.
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