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Philip Roth vs. Saul Bellow

By Mike Mariani

September 23, 2014

What can the differences between the two teach us about post-World War II American literature?

What was the First Sex Scene You Ever Read?

By Michelle King

February 12, 2014

Modern authors, editors and literati discuss their first encounters with the literary sex scene.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

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

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.