The Institute of Nautical Archaeology
/A poem by Shafer Hall
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A poem by Shafer Hall
Read MoreSteve Donoghue assesses all of twentieth century literature. That’s correct: all of twentieth century literature. Don’t believe it…?
Read MoreSam Sacks looks into the breakout debuts of young novelists to determine how youth, ambition, and general cluelessness affect the writing of these early works.
Read MoreIn this monthly feature, John Cotter reviews the reviewers of Martin Amis’s House of Meetings, from the gossip-slingers to the fellow fiction writers.
Read MoreElisa Gabbert examines two genre-expanding books of poetry by Jenny Boully and Max Winter.
Read MoreIn this monthly feature, Steve Donoghue touts the overlooked sea novels of Nicholas Monsarrat.
Read MoreSam Sacks reviews The Castle in the Forest, Norman Mailer’s new novel about evil and Hitler and, amazingly, not about Norman Mailer.
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