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Philosophy

The Books of Susan Sontag, Ranked

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 / Lisa Levy

For a Sontag geek like me this was pure pleasure (at Lit Hub).

Sara Gran’s Infinite Mysteries

October 16, 2018March 9, 2019 / Lisa Levy

I love, love Sara Gran’s novels, especially her Claire De Witt series. My smash note over at CrimeReads.

Is This Any Fun?

August 28, 2018 / Lisa Levy

Full text finally available on the Believer website: I wrote about my former professor, Richard Poirer, for The Believer.

How to Think More (But Not Better)

May 13, 2013April 17, 2018 / Lisa Levy

My pan — I mean fair but tough review — of Alain de Botton’s series of How To books from The School of Life at the LARB.

“Is This Any Fun?”

October 1, 2011April 17, 2018 / Lisa Levy

I wrote about my wonderful teacher Richard Poirier for The Believer, or as they put it:

EMERSONIAN PRAGMATIST AND PRESCIENT HIGH-LOW CULTURAL CRITIC RICHARD POIRIER BELIEVED THAT READING “DENSE” LITERATURE WAS LIKE MANUAL LABOR, OR HAVING SEX

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