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Paul Theroux on His Ideal Reader

Paul Theroux on His Ideal Reader

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 24, 2025

Neko Case! Imani Perry! Rachel Carson’s Queer Life! 27 new books out today.

Neko Case! Imani Perry! Rachel Carson’s Queer Life! 27 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | January 28, 2025

Margaret Atwood! Anne Carson! Robot writers! 24 new books out today.

Margaret Atwood! Anne Carson! Robot writers! 24 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 6, 2024

18 new books to get excited about this week.

18 new books to get excited about this week.

By Katie Yee | September 6, 2022

What the End of <em>The Best American Travel Writing</em> Says About Travel Writing—And About America

What the End of The Best American Travel Writing Says About Travel Writing—And About America

Thomas Swick on the Uncertain Future of a Durable Genre

By Thomas Swick | November 8, 2021

Paul Theroux on Writer’s Block and the Books He Loves<br> to Reread

Paul Theroux on Writer’s Block and the Books He Loves
to Reread

The Author of Under the Wave at Waimea Answers a
Few Questions For Us

By Literary Hub | April 15, 2021

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How to Be an African Travel Writer in Africa?

How to Be an African Travel Writer in Africa?

Emmanuel Iduma Surveys a Complicated Oeuvre

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Paul Bowles: 'Here's My Message. Everything Gets Worse'

Paul Bowles: 'Here's My Message. Everything Gets Worse'

Paul Theroux on the Existentialism of The Sheltering Sky

By Paul Theroux | May 11, 2018

Paul Theroux: Five Books to Take on the Road

Paul Theroux: Five Books to Take on the Road

The Author of Figures in the Landscape Talks with Jane Ciabattari About the Books in His Life

By Jane Ciabattari | May 8, 2018

25 Legendary Literary Feuds, Ranked

25 Legendary Literary Feuds, Ranked

Ding Ding Ding: Let the Fight Begin

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The Iconic Covers of Paul Bacon

The Iconic Covers of Paul Bacon

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