First Links — 2.25.15

The Novel as Protestant Art
Joseph Bottum, Books & Culture

Patriarch Urges Prayer After at Least 90 Christians Kidnapped in Syria
Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency

Interviews: Philip Larkin, The Art of Poetry No. 30
Interview by Robert Phillips, The Paris Review

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Matt Wayt, A.V. Club

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