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How Back to the Future Made Me a Misfit Skateboarder

By Sean Mortimer

Truman Capote, Bennett Cerf, and the Making of In Cold Blood

By Gayle Feldman

How the First Ever Christian Rock Album Led to the “Jesus Movement”

By Josiah Hesse

“Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel.” Meet the Men Profiting Off the Medical Fears of Thousands of Women

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Benjamin Wood on the Creative Life Force

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Jose Antonio Vargas on Life in a Country That Says You Don’t Belong

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Five Steps to a Better Writing Process

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What Happens if Russia Wins the War it Started in Ukraine?

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Teenagers at War: On Fighting the British in New York, 1776

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The Ups and Downs of “Having it All”—and Why It’s Okay to Give it Up

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By Dan Flores

Matthew Pearl on What We’ll Do For the Prize

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Alcohol: The Oldest (and Most Popular) Drug in the World

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10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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The Best Psychological Thrillers of January 2026

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For an Echodeviant Poet, Mishearing is a Method

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Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?

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Amit Chaudhuri Still Writes His Novels Longhand

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How Humor Can Be an Effective Tool For Social Change

By Chris Duffy

The boycott of PEN America led by Writers Against the War on Gaza was a success.

By James Folta

In 2025, most Americans read fewer than four books.

By Brittany Allen

How the Enslaved of Saint-Domingue Struck Fear Into the Hearts of the Ruling Class

By Carrie Gibson

Why It’s a Good Thing Zohran Mamdani Can Never Become President

By Steven W. Thrasher

Why Has Criticism Always Been Such a Good Side Gig for Artists?

By David Berry