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October 23, 2014

Harvey Pekar’s Our Cancer Year, David Small’s Stitches, Julia Wertz’s The Infinite Wait — how do graphic novels plumb sickness so deeply?

October 20, 2014

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

October 17, 2014

Meeting the Italian writer at the airport and running into an anonymous porn reviewer both reveal the relationship between author and work.

October 16, 2014

Dispatches from an angry translator.

October 15, 2014

Led by a dream to the Italian writer’s novel; led by the novel back to reality.

October 14, 2014

The Canadian Medical Association Journal helps us understand the pathologies behind A. A. Milne’s classic children’s story characters.

October 08, 2014

Classic, fascinating and downright strange titles recently added to the free digital library.

October 08, 2014

Fitzgerald, Alcott, Forster — they’re best known for their novels, but don’t overlook the grim novellas and short stories.

October 07, 2014

Fifty-nine years ago today, Ginsberg performed his seminal poem for the first time, marking the public debut of the Beats.

October 03, 2014

Louise Fitzhugh’s literary realism inspired a new generation of spy kids.

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