Articles of Note

Ghostwriters, noms de plume, plagiarism, forgery — the elements of literary hoaxing have a long history. But the rules have changed... more »


New Books

To understand the semiotics of sleep, consider its opposite. Insomnia feels like collage, like looking at the world atilt... more »


Essays & Opinions

Should studying literature be fun? Not if you want to be a serious scholar. Thus aesthetic appreciation became the province of nonacademic critics... more »