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Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle on the Necessary “Deep Sincerity” of Dark Humor

By John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle | June 26, 2023

Diana Goetsch on How Elena Ferrante and Milan Kundera Helped Her Write a Memoir

Diana Goetsch on How Elena Ferrante and Milan Kundera Helped Her Write a Memoir

The Author of This Body I Wore on Trans Identity and Making Nonfiction Read Like Fiction

By Diana Goetsch | June 26, 2023

On the Pitfalls of Book Promotion in the Internet Age

On the Pitfalls of Book Promotion in the Internet Age

For Tom Rachman Being a Novelist “Retains a Shimmer of Prestige with Only a Glimmer of the Audience.”

By Tom Rachman | June 26, 2023

What Suitcases Taught Ana Menéndez About Art, Exile, and Poetry

What Suitcases Taught Ana Menéndez About Art, Exile, and Poetry

The Author of The Apartment on Learning to Trust In Our Destinations

By Ana Menéndez | June 26, 2023

Isabella Hammad: The Idea of Apolitical Art is Very Political

Isabella Hammad: The Idea of Apolitical Art is Very Political

The Author of Enter Ghost in Conversation With Olivia Watson

By Olivia Watson | June 26, 2023

Literature in the Bardo: Tenzin Dickie on the Past, Present, and Future of the Tibetan Essay

Literature in the Bardo: Tenzin Dickie on the Past, Present, and Future of the Tibetan Essay

“The essay—as act of truth—changes not just the writer but also the reader.”

By Tenzin Dickie | June 26, 2023

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Kelcey Ervick on Graphic Novels, Literary Collage, and Poetry Comics

By Memoir Nation | June 26, 2023

Michelle Brafman on Love Addiction as Fuel for Plot

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | June 26, 2023

Revisiting The Graduate: Is It Outdated?

By History of Literature | June 26, 2023

Jessie Gaynor on Finding the <em>Why</em>

Jessie Gaynor on Finding the Why

“A love of the micro need not preclude attention to the macro.”

By Jessie Gaynor | June 23, 2023

Between Fear and Resignation: How German Writers Reacted to Hitler’s Rise

Between Fear and Resignation: How German Writers Reacted to Hitler’s Rise

Uwe Wittstock on Intellectual Suppression in the Early Days of Nazi Terror

By Uwe Wittstock | June 23, 2023

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 Lorrie Moore, K Patrick, Alexander Stille, and More

By Book Marks | June 23, 2023

What Vera Mutafchieva’s <em>The Case of Cem</em> Tells Us About Europe’s Past and Present

What Vera Mutafchieva’s The Case of Cem Tells Us About Europe’s Past and Present

Angela Rodel on Translating a 20th-Century Bulgarian Classic

By Angela Rodel | June 23, 2023

More Than A Children’s Story: <em>The Velveteen Rabbit</em> At 100

More Than A Children’s Story: The Velveteen Rabbit At 100

Lisa Rowe Fraustino on the Enduring Relevance of Margery Williams’s Most Famous Book

By Lisa Rowe Fraustino | June 23, 2023

Winnie Li on Finding That Elusive Thing: A Perfect Writing Space

Winnie Li on Finding That Elusive Thing: A Perfect Writing Space

The Author of Complicit Reflects on the Cozy Writerly Dream, Motherhood, and Making Peace with a Messier Reality

By Winnie M. Li | June 23, 2023

What We’re Reading at <em>Just the Right Book</em> This Week

What We’re Reading at Just the Right Book This Week

Roxanne Coady and Bill Goldstein Weigh in With Recommendations

By Jonny Diamond | June 23, 2023

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