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A Raft of GriefBy Chelsea Rathburn. |
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The 2007 Fiction IssueStories by John Updike, Tobias Wolff, Marjorie Kemper, Constance Squires, Sana Krasikov, and Bradford Tice; Edward J. Delaney assesses America's top writing programs; poems by Brendan Galvin, Linda Pastan, and others; Ann Patchett on writing, friendship, and censorship; our 2007 student poetry contest winners; and much more. Also see Fiction 2006 and Fiction 2005. Robert HassRobert Hass has won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. In 1976, The Atlantic published his poem "Heroic Simile. From Salman Rushdie to Zadie SmithAn index of Atlantic interviews with more than 80 fiction writers, poets, and critics. So You Want to Be a WriterWallace Stegner, Francine Prose, John Kenneth Galbraith, and others offer advice to aspiring wordsmiths. The Singularity of ShakespeareFrom Ralph Waldo Emerson to Harold Bloom, writers and literary critics throughout Atlantic history analyze and pay tribute to the Bard. (April 1860) Love Me"First decent thing I write in a whole year and I leave it in the pissoir." A short story by Garrison Keillor. (July 2003) The Man Behind the StoriesC. Michael Curtis, The Atlantic's fiction editor, discusses short stories, discovering new writers, and his long tenure at the magazine. |
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Interviews
The Great Irish-Dutch-American Novel
Joseph O'Neill, an Irishman raised in Holland, talks about The Great Gatsby, post-9/11 New York, and his new novel, Netherland. By Katie Bacon.
Interviews
Jhumpa Lahiri
The author of Interpreter of Maladies and The Namesake talks about her affinity for "plainness," why she avoids book reviews, and her new collection of short stories. By Isaac Chotiner.
Flashbacks
Crossing the Color Line
A look back at Charles Chesnutt and his pioneering African-American fiction. Introduction by Lucy Moore.
Interviews
The Younger Side of Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby, the author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, and Fever Pitch, talks about the pitfalls of contemporary literary culture, his ambition to be the male Anne Tyler, and his new novel for young adults. By Jessica Murphy.
Flashbacks
Harry Potter Joins the Canon
From Tom Brown to Mary Poppins to the Chronicles of Narnia, a look back at Atlantic writings on perennial favorites from children's literature. Introduction by Melissa Giaimo.
Interviews
Writers in Training
Edward J. Delaney discusses the country's best graduate writing programs and how to compare them. By Jessica Murphy.
Sidebar
Storybook Ending
Virginia Postrel tells the tale of how an enterprising first-time publisher gave the beloved children's book Mr. Pine a second life. By Virginia Postrel.
Soundings
Isabella Whitney's "Wyll and Testament"
A destitute but talented Londoner pays arch tribute to her city. (Readings by poets Linda Gregerson, Lynn McMahon, and Jane Miller). By Linda Gregerson.
Interviews
Shakespeare Unleashed
Ron Rosenbaum, author of The Shakespeare Wars, on releasing the "infinite energies" within Shakespeare's words. By Jennie Rothenberg.
Soundings
It May Sound Funny
Poet John Skoyles on the unexpected eloquence of the nonsense refrain. With readings by Skoyles, Greg Delanty, and Paul Muldoon. By John Skoyles.
Flashbacks
So You Want to Be a Writer
Wallace Stegner, Francine Prose, John Kenneth Galbraith, and others offer advice to aspiring wordsmiths. Introduction by Shan Wang.
Interviews
Poet in Residence
David Barber, The Atlantic's poetry editor, talks about the writing and teaching of poetry, and about his new collection of poems, Wonder Cabinet By Sarah Cohen.