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Finding the One Book My Young Son Would Sit Still To

Finding the One Book My Young Son Would Sit Still To

Kevin Koczwara on the Genius of Maurice Sendak and Reading Where the Wild Things Are

By Kevin Koczwara | June 17, 2022

“Each War Zone Spawns Its Own Bibliography.” On Reading as a Humanitarian Worker

“Each War Zone Spawns Its Own Bibliography.” On Reading as a Humanitarian Worker

Gareth Owen Recommends Ben Okri, Barbara Kingsolver, and More

By Gareth Owen | June 17, 2022

All Tomorrow’s Fables: How Do We Write About This Vanishing World?

All Tomorrow’s Fables: How Do We Write About This Vanishing World?

Daegan Miller on The World As We Knew It and New Kinds of Nature Writing

By Daegan Miller | June 16, 2022

On the Importance of Stories That Take Teenage Girls Seriously

On the Importance of Stories That Take Teenage Girls Seriously

Kaitlyn Tiffany Recommends Elif Batuman, Cadet Kelly, and More

By Kaitlyn Tiffany | June 16, 2022

Melissa Chadburn on the Moment You Realize Not Everyone Loves You Back

Melissa Chadburn on the Moment You Realize Not Everyone Loves You Back

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | June 16, 2022

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Darcie Little Badger: “Stories Can Be Vessels for Knowledge”

By NewberyTart | June 16, 2022

Sara Gran on That Unputdownable Quality of Mysteries

By Book Dreams | June 16, 2022

Jhumpa Lahiri on Preserving the Multiplicity of Language

Jhumpa Lahiri on Preserving the Multiplicity of Language

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

By Thresholds | June 15, 2022

Sloane Crosley: Can You Write Funny If You’re Not Naturally Funny?

Sloane Crosley: Can You Write Funny If You’re Not Naturally Funny?

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 15, 2022

The Power of Community: On the Radical History of Women’s Magazines

The Power of Community: On the Radical History of Women’s Magazines

Jess McHugh Uncovers the Revolutionary Core of Early Women’s Periodicals

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This is the most niche book recommendation I've ever made.

This is the most niche book recommendation I've ever made.

By Emily Temple | June 14, 2022

Our 15 Favorite Summery Novels for Summer Reading

Our 15 Favorite Summery Novels for Summer Reading

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By Emily Temple | June 14, 2022

From <em>Garfield </em>to <em>Black Panther</em>: Nnedi Okorafor on the Power of Comics

From Garfield to Black Panther: Nnedi Okorafor on the Power of Comics

“My path to writing the big black cat started with a fat orange cat.”

By Nnedi Okorafor | June 14, 2022

20 new books coming into the world today.

20 new books coming into the world today.

By Katie Yee | June 14, 2022

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