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Wed, Mar 17 2010
The Post-mistress

The Post-mistress

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Priyanka Chatterjee Defining the genre of “chick lit” has always been murky territory. As it stands now, the stereotype involves a plucky young heroine who’s not as thin as she’d like... 

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Sat, Mar 6 2010
A Gate at the Stairs

A Gate at the Stairs

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A Gate at the Stairs, Lorrie Moore’s latest book, is a novel that encapsulates—in its plot, its aesthetics and even its reception—what it means to write fiction after September 11. Since that infamous... 

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Wed, Nov 18 2009
Early Breakthrough

Early Breakthrough

When Hannah Moskowitz ‘13 eats pizza at the Gate, she brings her laptop, her headphones, and the phone number of her agent, Brendan Deneen of the New York City literary agency FinePrint. When she... 

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Wed, Nov 4 2009
Cover Magic

Cover Magic

It’s easy to judge a book by its cover; or, rather, it’s difficult not to. There are certain aesthetic rules that guide me when choosing books to read—not without exception of course, but operating... 

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Thu, Oct 29 2009
On Journal Reading

On Journal Reading

Isazappy For many of us these days, the careful keeping of a journal seems far too disciplined and ever-so lonely compared to the easy online alternative of Facebook “profiles.” Why copy your... 

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