Do Fans Love Authors or Their Books?

Jan 11, 2013

Theme Essay by Martha Nichols

I'd rather a writer like Díaz grabs some of the action than, say, Justin Bieber.

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Celebrity Writers on the Loose

Jan 09, 2013

TW Column by Emily Toth

Which literary celebrity got naked and rode up and down the hotel elevator in a North Dakota winter?

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Channeling Capote's "In Cold Blood"

Dec 03, 2012

Theme Essay by Mali Sastri

There I see, not only reflected but clarified and articulated in ways I hadn’t imagined possible, the inside of myself.

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A Few Words About Nora Ephron

Jun 27, 2012

Memorial Essay by Martha Nichols

It's hard to believe she's no longer kvetching and skewering so many things that need skewering—always with a pretty wink."

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An Ode to Laura Ingalls Wilder

Apr 26, 2012

Essay by Abby Kurzman

Who named that cashier Glory Be, and why does she look so miserable?

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John Green’s “Tour de Nerdfighters”

Apr 02, 2012

Theme Essay by Karen Ohlson

Despite being adults, John and Hank Green recognize and salute all aspects of teenage nerdiness.

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A.S. Byatt’s Plums

Dec 05, 2011

Theme Essay by Elizabeth Langosy

Precision or immediacy? How do writers describe the 'real' world?

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Raymond Sokolov: The Joy of Edible Muskrat

Nov 07, 2011

Theme Essay by Jeremiah Horrigan

What is the state of American food—not just food writing—these days?

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Me and F. Scott Against the World

Oct 20, 2011

Essay by Jay Owens

At its worst, contemporary online style bears a disturbing resemblance to the cheery falseness of advertising.

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Letters from Spenser

Jun 06, 2011

Memorial Essay by Lisa Solod

Parker was as macho as he seemed, as alpha as his first hero Spenser.

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