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June 7, 2024
Emma Copley Eisenberg
The American Novel Has a Major Problem With Fat People
Why does fiction do such a bad job of portraying fat characters?
April 2, 2024
Lily Meyer
Jennifer Croft’s Hunt for a Missing Author
When a vaunted writer goes missing in the forest, her translators search for her—and for the meaning of their craft.
March 17, 2023
Lynn Steger Strong
Catherine Lacey’s Pursuit of an Art Monster
“Biography of X” is a search for a woman so powerful and prominent that no one really knew her.
September 3, 2021
Alex Shephard
Can Salman Rushdie and Substack Revive Serialized Fiction?
Most of the big tech attempts to “disrupt” the book have failed.
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