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The Author of "The Emperor of Gladness" Considers the Life Raft of Music

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Death, Desire, and the Poetics of the Automobile

Rosie Stockton Explores the Tension Between Our Obsession With Freedom and the Constraints of Car-Centric Capitalism

May 29, 2025

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When the Sequoias Burn: Inside the Making of a California Megafire

Jordan Thomas on the New Challenges Firefighters Face in an Era of Climate Change

May 28, 2025

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May 27, 2025

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There's No Place Like Home—Except the Beach: Visual Stories of Montauk, New York

Rufus Wainwright and Jörn Weisbrodt: "The beach is the divide between one world, the dry, and another, the wet. It is a mythical place of transformation."

May 22, 2025

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Face Pies, Holiday Turkeys, Finger-Feeding Critics: The Five Best Food Scenes in Literature

Adam Roberts Recommends Culinary Moments from Nora Ephron, Charles Dickens, Bryan Washington, and More

May 20, 2025

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"Writing is Fighting:" Inside Toni Morrison's Literary Collaboration With Muhammad Ali

Melina Moe on the Editorial Relationship Between a Great American Writer and "The Greatest"

May 19, 2025

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Dwyer Murphy Explains How to Build a House (in Your Novel)

“I needed to know about houses—big and rambling houses, and how they alter people.”

May 16, 2025

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What If It Is Happening Here? Lessons From the Anti-Fascist Novel in Trump’s Second Term

David Renton Rereads Lewis and Roth in a New Era of Authoritarianism

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The Power of Persuasion: Why Lawyers Love Jane Austen

Natalie Jenner Explores the Legal and Judicial Side of One of English Literature’s Most Beloved Writers

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Kazuo Ishiguro Reflects on Never Let Me Go, 20 Years Later

On the Decades-Long Creative Process Behind His Most Successful Novel

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Darkest Nights: On the Literal Dreams of German Jews During Hitler’s Rise to Power

Zoe Roth Puts Charlotte Beradt’s “The Third Reich of Dreams” in the Context of Our Current Reality

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Looking Ahead to the Year’s SFF Offerings From Amal el-Mohtar, Daryl Gregory, Katherine Addison, R.F. Kuang, and Many More

January 2, 2025

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The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of 2025

Caroline Carlson Asks Dahlia Adler, Jashar Awan, Rachel Ekstrom Courage and Others About The KidLit They're Most Looking Forward To This Year

January 2, 2025

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