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‘Dislike’ Button Forthcoming
Writing for The Wall Street Journal, Neil Strauss warns readers about the "insidious evils of 'like' culture." Was he in the audience for Jonathan Franzen's May 21 commencement speech at Kenyon College?
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Carver and Lish, Revisited
On the heels of our recent look at the dynamic between Raymond Carver and Gordon Lish, a close reading of versions of Carver's stories, with and without Lish's editorial involvement.
New Miranda July Work on the Way
Welcome news for Miranda July fans: she tweeted this week that she’s finished work on her debut novel, The First Bad Man. The book will publish in January 2015.
A Culture of Optimism
Reflecting on the sales figures of Lean In and How to Win Friends and Influence People, Sarah L. Corteau wonders: could it be that self-help is America's quintessential genre? (You could also read Alan Levinowitz on the paradox of Christian self-help books.)
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