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Over and Under

Our opinionated contributors pick 10 overrated books and 10 underrated books. [more]

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Where the Readers Are

Stephen King may be the loudest, but he isn’t the only one to proclaim the short story dead. Sam J. Miller argues people are just reading it in new ways. [more]

Essay by Sam J. Miller

France’s Foremost Absurdist

How do you turn the death of the last orangutan into fiction? François Monti investigates Eric Chevillard and argues that his untranslated Destroying Nisard sheds light on America’s book review crisis. [more]

Essay by François Monti

Sound of Myself

The Internet makes you feel more ignorant, argues Barrett Hathcock. It might actually make you more ignorant too. [more]

Essay by Barrett Hathcock

Denis Johnson’s Varieties of Religious Experience

John Lingan examines how William James’s view of “religious genius” unlocks the novels of Tree of Smoke–author Denis Johnson. [more]

Essay by John Lingan

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