Mark Athitakis is a Phoenix-based journalist and critic whose work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post, Virginia Quarterly Review, and numerous other publications.
A book critic muses on Poe's bilious attacks on other writers, and a new documentary highlights Poe's scrabble for a place in the literary world.
Walnut Canyon in Arizona was the inspiration for key scenes in Cather's 1915 novel.
Charles and Anne find peace from the paparazzi in the Southwest.
The master of the short story infused his work with myth and magic, but not fairytale endings.
What the White Album says about us.
2018 Spring
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What Sets Italian Americans Off From Other Immigrants?
Family and work for starters, according to a new TV documentary.
By Vincent J. Cannato
The Strange Politics of Gertrude Stein
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The Quiet Greatness of Eudora Welty
Even toward the end of her life, the writer revealed a youthful zest for life and art.
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Why Spinoza Was Excommunicated
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