Elizabeth Donnelly sits down and talks with photographer Gregory Crewdson for The Paris Review.

Guernica will present a week full of essays and interviews for Banned Book Week.

What inspires Carrie Brownstein, Simon Rich, Ken Burns and others.

Sarah Seltzer (best name ever) discusses the ongoing literary gender wars.

Sinclair Lewis declining prizes.

How bouillabaisse went from a sailor stew to a “high-class tourist meal.”

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