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11/02/2018

Kindred Spirits

A review of Hugh Ambrose’s Liberated Spirits

by Melinda Lewis

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01/22/2018

Have Mercy on Me

The new Nick Cave biography is an appropriately tortured comic book.

by Christine Ro

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10/26/2017

Good Graces

Finding our covens

by Melinda Lewis

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07/27/2017

Always a Critic

The political consequences of Norman Mailer and Norman Podhoretz's friendship

by Paula Marantz Cohen

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04/14/2016

The Art of the Book Review

The timeless wit of "Advice to a Young Reviewer"

by Michael Lind

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04/25/2011

Poetry: A Defense?

The premier poetry critic takes a step back.

by Morgan Meis

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09/22/2010

The Freedom World

Committing a literary sacrilege.

by Jessa Crispin

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06/23/2009

The Family Business

Are John and Dan Fante ready for the big time?

by Nick Mamatas

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