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Why Are We Here? On the Philosophical Possibilities of “Cosmic Purpose”

Why Are We Here? On the Philosophical Possibilities of “Cosmic Purpose”

Philip Pullman, Philip Goff, and Nigel Warburton Ponder the Big Questions of Our Existence

By Philip Pullman, Philip Goff and Nigel Warburton | January 19, 2024

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring New Titles by Marie-Helene Bertino, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Rebecca Boyle, and More

By Book Marks | January 19, 2024

Jami Attenberg on Writing a Book, 1,000 Words at a Time

Jami Attenberg on Writing a Book, 1,000 Words at a Time

“If I didn’t write this book now, then when would it happen?”

By Jami Attenberg | January 19, 2024

Puzzlement Over Answers: On Fiction as a Mode of Inquiry

Puzzlement Over Answers: On Fiction as a Mode of Inquiry

Mary Lane Potter Considers Stories by Clarice Lispector, Kevin McIlvoy, and Alva Noë

By Mary Lane Potter | January 19, 2024

Dave Barry is a Florida Man

Dave Barry is a Florida Man

On Sun Valley Writers’ Conference’s Beyond the Page

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | January 19, 2024

Why is March 2024 the Best Month in Years For Books?

Why is March 2024 the Best Month in Years For Books?

In Her Debut Column, Maris Kreizman Considers This Spring’s Flood of Great Books

By Maris Kreizman | January 18, 2024

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Hannah Arendt Now

By Lyndsey Stonebridge | January 18, 2024

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Susan Muaddi Darraj on Finding Inspiration in the Lives of Ordinary Palestinians

By Susan Muaddi Darraj | January 18, 2024

Why I Write Gay: Eric Schlich Channels His Bisexuality Through Queer Protagonists

Why I Write Gay: Eric Schlich Channels His Bisexuality Through Queer Protagonists

“I’m done thinking of that as cowardly. Because what it really was, was empowering.”

By Eric Schlich | January 18, 2024

Former Biden Speechwriter Nate Rawlings on Claudine Gay, Neil Gorsuch, and the Politics of Plagiarism

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In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 18, 2024

Ava DuVernay on Not Losing Track of What Matters

Ava DuVernay on Not Losing Track of What Matters

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | January 18, 2024

Why Nonfiction Writers Should Try Writing Fiction (and Vice Versa)

Why Nonfiction Writers Should Try Writing Fiction (and Vice Versa)

Abbott Kahler on How Real Life Informs Fiction

By Abbott Kahler | January 17, 2024

The Music of Other Tongues: On Translating Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry

The Music of Other Tongues: On Translating Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry

Mira Rosenthal and Tomasz Różycki Reflect on Two Decades of Literary Collaboration

By Literary Hub | January 17, 2024

How a 20th-Century Czech Play Influences Our Understanding of Science and Humanity

How a 20th-Century Czech Play Influences Our Understanding of Science and Humanity

Jitka Čejková Commemorates the Centennial of Karel Čapek’s R.U.R.

By Jitka Čejková | January 16, 2024

Transcending the Mundane: On Fictional Characters in Search of Utopias

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Tara Isabella Burton Recommends R.O. Kwon, David Burr Gerrard, William Morris, and More

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