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Pynchon’s Gravity

Edward Mendelson
July 1, 1973
From the Archives

Pynchon as Satirist: To Write, To Mean

Alfred Mac Adam
June 1, 1978
Essay of the Week

How Sober Should a Writer Be?

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the ambivalence of American drinking culture
Sloane Crosley
October 6, 2025
From the Archives

Maugham

Mary Lee Settle
April 1, 1987
Taylor Swift in an embellished white military coat and booties under a cloud of confetti during the Eras Tour
Essay of the Week

How We’ve Misunderstood Taylor Swift

The Life of a Showgirl received mixed reviews from fans and critics. But it may be her most honest work yet.
Stephanie Burt
October 20, 2025
From the Archives

Ibsen the Pioneer

Stella Adler
April 1, 1999
Books

Thomas Pynchon Is Angry

In Shadow Ticket, the novelist takes on America’s indifference to history
Richard Beck
October 27, 2025
From the Archives

State and Vine

On Thomas Pynchon's Vineland
Richard Powers
July 1, 1991
Black-and-white photo of Ellen Bryant Voigt writing at her desk in 2015
Tribute

Ellen Bryant Voigt

Four poets remember a singular mentor
Catherine Barnett,
Victoria Chang,
Meghan O’Rourke,
and
Carl Phillips
October 28, 2025
Essays

An Incomplete Mentorship

Ellen Bryant Voigt helped me become the writer I am today. After a falling out, we never spoke again.
Rachel Jamison Webster
October 30, 2025