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The scholar explains what we’ve gotten wrong about Hamlet — and why Shakespeare is for everyone.
The novelist talks Saigon Barbies, not-quite-epistolary stories, and what Graham Greene got wrong.
The multilingual writer talks her Lebanese heritage, “self-xenophobia,” and the work of Jacques Lacan.
The debut novelist talks storytelling, quantum physics, and the unknowable-ness of family.
The Canadian writer talks crows, dynamic secondary characters, and the appeal of YA novels.
The memoirist talks marriage, playing with form, and the joy of hanging her final mezuzah.
Happy birthday to “The Exorcist,” which premiered 50 years ago today!
The writer talks SoCal, the punk scene, and the challenge of problematic lyrics.
