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On Letting a Novel Go
Punctuating, paragraphing, Reddit's concern, & putting a book in the world
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Garth Greenwell
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March 2024

On a Paragraph by James Baldwin
Writing aesthetic experience in Another Country
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Garth Greenwell
12
What Makes a Sonnet Sound?
Sonnet controversies; a miraculous poem by Diane Seuss; kisses from Catullus
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Garth Greenwell
2

February 2024

Writing Sex: What Comes After Rapture?
Some thoughts from Baldwin, Lawrence, and me; a perfect poem by Jane Kenyon; a new class
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Garth Greenwell
8
An Unquiet House
Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest
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Garth Greenwell
23

January 2024

How to Become a Better Stylist
A few strategies
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Garth Greenwell
24
Victor Heringer’s Lists
The Love of Singular Men
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Garth Greenwell
21

December 2023

Twelve Favorites
Some books I loved this year
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Garth Greenwell
5
A Republic of Letters
Robert Boyers at the New School, with Cornel West, Vivian Gornick, Philip Lopate, & others
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Garth Greenwell
14

November 2023

Cover Thoughts
When your book cover calls you out on Twitter; nobody knows what makes a novel sell; Agnes Martin & Jordan Ramsey Ismaiel
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Garth Greenwell
11
For the Ages
A great singer at the Met
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Garth Greenwell
6

October 2023

Sabbath, Civilized
John Turturro's Sabbath's Theater; a beloved teacher; finding a lost friend
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Garth Greenwell
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