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‘Gone with the Mind’: Mark Leyner offers humorous fictional autobiography

May 9, 2019 at 6:01 p.m.

"There's nothing more dispiriting for a writer than to have traveled hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles to give a reading, and then find him- or herself facing rows of empty...

‘Redskins: Insult and Brand’ confronts NFL, controversial team name

May 9, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

We've all been told that we're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but the cover of C. Richard King's "Redskins: Insult and Brand" is one of the...

Headmistress Press creates Lesbian Poet Trading Cards, such as Audre Lorde and Charlotte Mew.

Third set of Lesbian Poet Trading Cards due out in March

May 9, 2019 at 5:58 p.m.

I'm as intrigued as anyone by glimpses of impending cultural developments — "See what's coming to Netflix," for example, always gets me — but the March 2016 release I'm most...

In "A Field Guide to the F Word," World War II vet Ben Parker crafts a tribute to the F word that keeps it clean, and charming.

Review: ‘A Field Guide to the F Word’ by Ben Parker

May 9, 2019 at 5:54 p.m.

Profanity always draws its force from specificity; its effectiveness comes not only from the fact that one would use a taboo word, but also from the fact that one would...

Reviews: ‘Enigmas’ and ‘Sor Juana and Other Monsters’

May 9, 2019 at 5:53 p.m.

All quibbling over literary translation must ultimately lead to the conclusion that translation is impossible; luckily, people keep translating anyway. Two recent and outstanding examples of the difficulties and pleasures...

Review: ‘Philip Sparrow Tells All,’ edited by Jeremy Mulderig

May 9, 2019 at 5:52 p.m.

Talent plus obscurity in a research subject mix to make an irresistible cocktail for almost any scholar. Samuel Steward (1909-1993), also known by his pen name and alter ego "Philip...

Eve Babitz’s ‘Eve’s Hollywood’ and ‘L.A. Woman’ back in print

May 9, 2019 at 5:51 p.m.

Few things make me shake my head with greater incredulity that when someone says something to the effect that the market rewards those who most deserve it (for their obvious...

Typewriter enthusiasts may find a kindred spirit in Richard Polt, author of "The Typewriter Revolution."

Typewriters and the art of self-sufficiency

May 9, 2019 at 5:51 p.m.

It's possible to spend a fair length of time doing something intuitively, just because you can sense somehow that that thing is good and right and beneficial for you; then...

The illustrated original manuscript for Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" on display at the Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia in October.

‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ still inspires readers 150 years on

May 9, 2019 at 5:49 p.m.

Anniversaries between people afford natural occasions for revisitations and reassessments, as do anniversaries between people and things. This year marks the 150th anniversary of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis...

Review: ‘The Weight of Things’ by Marianne Fritz

May 9, 2019 at 5:46 p.m.

Typically beautiful things — love, friendship, a mother's concern for her children — take on terrible associations, and terrible things — war, death, mental illness — become ultra-terrible in "The...

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