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Half of writing -- and most of life -- comes down to having plausible excuse for what you already plan to do.

David Galef on "What I Learned at the Associated Writing Programs Conference."

John V. Lombardi on why the student/faculty ratio owns a special place among the most spurious of higher education statistics.

Time to face up to reality: The world is flat....

Freedom of speech is crucial both to a healthy democracy and the life of the mind. The First Amendment to...

Ask almost any American writer today for a list of his or her literary idols, and Frank Conroy’s name usually...

An academic blogger talks about a new campaign to interest readers in fiction that they might otherwise miss.

Terry Caesar considers the allure of academic jobs in faraway locations.