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Dismiss <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.newstatesman.com/sites/default/files/styles/nodeimage/public/Longreads_2018/10/2018_40_elif_shafak.jpg?itok=llchKPAe" alt="Elif Shafak" title="Elif Shafak" /> DAVID LEVENSON/GETTY IMAGES Why the novel matters in the age of anger Across the world, the optimism of the new millennium has been replaced by fear and division. I..

Meet the Beloved Pet Ravens of Charles Dickens Grip I, Grip II, and, You Guessed It, Grip III By Christopher Skaife Literary Hub, October 2, 2018 Lots of writers have kept corvids as pets and companions. Lord Byron kept a tame crow, I believe, though in fairness he also kept dogs, monkeys, peacocks, hens, an eagle, and a bear. The poet John Clare kept a raven, as did the Ameri..

The World Beyond KnausgaardThe author of "My Struggle" on political correctness, the weight of history, and why he named his book after Hitler’s memoir By Ryu SpaethThe New Republic, September 25, 2018 Knausgaard has built his reputation on a talent for self-obsession. His own image is a starting point for his six-volume autobiographical novel, My Struggle. In its opening pag..

William Faulkner Was a Really Bad at Being a Postman Good Thing He Had Other Talents By Emily Temple Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Literary Hub, September 25, 2018 In 1921, ..

A postcard from Playa del Rey, California, 1905 Sense of the WestPhilip Horne catches fascinating glimpses of Henry James in California 0 --> 0"> PHILIP HORNETLS, September 19, 2018 0 --> -1 --> Feature stories, read aloud: Download the Audm app for your iPhone. Henry James’s The American Scene (1907), a highly idiosyn­cr­atic record of his trip to the United States ..

You are using an outdated browser. Upgrade your browser today or install Google Chrome Frame to better experience this site. Death is Not the Endby Jon Baskin in Criticism The Point Magazine, September, 2018 David Foster Wallace, who hanged himself in his home last September, wrote about authenticity, self-consciousness and the pursuit of happiness in America. It became a comm..

A Trip to Tolstoy Farm Even if one of the last surviving Tolstoyan communes has fallen short of Leo Tolstoy’s ideals, it’s still turned into something meaningful. It’s a place for people who don’t want to be found. <img width="1680" height="841" src="https://longreadsblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/tolstoyfarm.jpg?w=1680" class="attachment-featured-large size-featu..

John Steinbeck was a sadistic womaniser, says wife in memoir Gwyn Conger Steinbeck’s newly unearthed book tells of troubled marriage to author Sian Cain The Guardian Fri 7 Sep,2018 Gwyn Conger Steinbeck. Photograph: Maurice Seymour/Provided by Bruce Lawton John Steinbeck’s wife Gwyn Conger Steinbeck describes the author as “a sadistic man” and a serial womaniser, in a ..

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The Consolation of Genre: On Reading Romance NovelsBy Cailey Hall The Consolation of Genre: On Reading Romance NovelsBy Cailey Hall LARB AUGUST 27, 2018 This piece is part of the launch of the latest issue of the LARB Print Quarterly Journal: No. 19, Romance To receive the LARB Quarterly Journal, become a member or purchase a copy at your local bookstore. ¤ ALL ROMANCE READE..