David Rakoff

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Jaswinder Bolina: Avoiding the Obvious

Poet Jaswinder Bolina discusses writing about race, the process of being translated, and more.

L’Amour

Katherine Rowland interviews Claire Messud

Books to Read Before You See the Movie This Summer

Famous Authors’ Handwritten Outlines for Great Works of Literature

What Was F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Attitude Toward Homosexuality?

45 Wonderful Fan-Designed Covers for ‘The Great Gatsby’

Handwritten Manuscript Pages From Classic Novels

15 Riveting Reads to Pick Up in May 2013

The Young Salinger, Mordant Yet Hopeful

David Sedaris: The Secret to Getting Along with Your Family

5 Dreamy Historical Novels

The Best Books by Great Filmmakers

Muriel Rukeyser’s lost novel and the recovery of work by women writers.

15 Amazing Book-Filled Bars Where We’d Like to Drink

Georges Simenon might be the best French-language novelist you've never heard of.

"What I Read When Nobody Can Bother Me"

From O Magazine:

We asked some of the most celebrated authors in America what they read in the doctor’s office or the car pool line—any time they have a short, unexpected window of free time.

 

Fascinating Photos of Famous Authors as Teenagers

The best minds of a generation captured on a thirteen-dollar Kodak Retina.

Roslyn Bernstein: The Photography of Allen Ginsberg