Topic: eleanor catton

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MFA vs. NYC: Enough already!

Tony Tulathimutte
Robin Williams in "Dead Poets Society"

Is the literary world elitist?

Laura Miller

A Gothic cathedral of plot

Laura Miller
(Joel Ryan/invision/ap)

Prachi Gupta
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Jill Lawless