John Martin Believed in Writers Not Profits
The founder of Black Sparrow Press had a vision that brought us Charles Bukowski, Joyce Carol Oates and many more
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Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates Has Still Got It
The 86-year-old author’s collection Flint Kill Creek serves up timely and powerful narratives of desperation and struggle
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The Case for Writers Staying on Twitter (X, Whatever)
Don’t leave just as the show’s getting good
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Elegy for the Publishing Industry
Recent wave of editorial layoffs reminds us that the book world we loved is gone
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We Do Not Prefer ‘Blonde’
Spoiler alert: Marilyn Monroe wasn’t happy, and men were mean to her.
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BFG Podcast #037: Norman Mailer, ‘Don’t Look Up,’ and Losing on a Game Show
Our editor and writers break down the culture and losing on a game show
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Joyce Carol Oates Goes to the Rack for Norman Mailer
She knows he stabbed his wife but loves him anyway
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The Execution and Un-Execution Of Norman Mailer
Millennials hate him and he must go, but he’s not going anywhere
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The Horror Community Mourns Its Queen
RIP Anne Rice, 1941-2021
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Joyce Carol Oates Falls Down a Pronoun Hole
Literary Twitter roasts 83-year-old writer for wrongthink
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The BFG Interview: Caroline Kepnes, Author of ‘You’
‘You Can Still be an Asshole if You Read Books!’
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