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A Friend Stopped By | 06/29/2009 11:00 pm

Poetry: Not Dead Yet, Argues Katha Pollitt

The award-winning author, essayist and Nation columnist on the paradox of literature’s most — and least — popular art
By Katha Pollitt
Jane Wagner

Jane Wagner | 06/12/2009 3:13 pm

Jane Wagner Pays Homage to the Best Short Story Writers

I love so many short story writers. It’s so hard to pick my very favorite
Judith Martin

Judith Martin | 06/11/2009 11:00 pm

Judith Martin Reflects on Two of Her Favorite Henry James Stories

The Altar of the Dead makes her cry, another makes her …
Mary Wells

Mary Wells | 06/11/2009 11:00 pm

Mary Wells's Bedtime Regime: A Short Story

I have been putting myself to sleep with short stories for a very long time …

Question of the Day | 06/11/2009 11:00 pm

What is your favorite short story of all time?

Jack London’s To Build a Fire? Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery? Philip Roth’s Goodbye, Columbus? Joan Ganz Cooney, Judith Martin, Mary Wells, Jane Wagner, Candice Bergen and Joan Juliet Buck spread word of their favorite stories. Discover something new and tell us: What are yours?
Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney | 06/11/2009 11:00 pm

Joan Ganz Cooney Follows the Glass Family

No other family has ever captured my attention …
Joan Juliet Buck

Joan Juliet Buck | 06/11/2009 11:00 pm

Joan Juliet Buck on Katherine Mansfield’s Bliss, Arthur C. Clarke's Nine Billion Names of God

Joan Juliet Buck revels in her favorite short stories …