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I often read a book’s acknowledgments to see who an author thanks for supporting the creation of their work and how they go about thanking them.

None of us truly knows how we will behave when the inevitable gets ever closer. Facing it squarely might allow us to savour those final moments

The Love, Nina author’s new novel has all its predecessors’ gossipy bookishness and quirky charm

Imagine you’re the literary editor for a major US newspaper, like The New York Times or The Washington Post. You know that getting a good notice in your paper can launch the career of a young writer and you’re far from indifferent to the fate of literary culture. You majored…

Cold War language about Western unity and the “long fight” against autocracy has become more rousing as Russia flounders in Ukraine. It is time to start worrying that the response to Vladimir Putin's aggression, led by U.S. President Joe Biden, might cause more widespread damage than even the Russian despot…

Since its inception in the 20th century, camp has helped queer communities better understand the world around them

Although camp is difficult to define, it probably doesn’t need much description.