Consider the difference between James Cooper and James Fenimore Cooper; David Wallace and David Foster Wallace; or Jorge Luis Borges and Jorge Borges. Who would want to go down in history as Jorge Borges?

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Indispensable Googability

By Mandy Redig

January 19, 2010

How in the world did people get information in the days before Google?

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Short Stories Come to the Kindle

By Jacob Silverman

December 11, 2009

For this market to work, it'll take a great effort from both The Atlantic and Amazon. (Oh, and $3.99 for a short story? Really?)

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Where Should a Billionaire Give? Where Should I?

By Michael David Lukas

December 8, 2009

Does the motivation behind my philanthropic giving matter? If so, is it wrong to give out of guilt?

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The Tyranny of the Fuyu Persimmon

By Michael David Lukas

November 12, 2009

Every time I crunch into a fuyu persimmon I feel guilty, like when I read the Times online or ignore my local bookstore for a cheaper copy on Amazon or Alibris.

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A National Journal of Literature & Discussion

Essays

Writing the Next Generation of American War Literature

Wrapped Up in the Loss of Print

The Strangeness of AWP: A Postmortem

Letters of Note

Amazon v. Macmillan: The Commoditization of Art

What’s in a (Middle) Name?

Indispensable Googability

Short Stories Come to the Kindle

Where Should a Billionaire Give? Where Should I?

The Tyranny of the Fuyu Persimmon

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