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How to Come to Terms With Troubling Ancestors

How to Come to Terms With Troubling Ancestors

Maud Newton in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 31, 2022

Carl Phillips on the Value of Silence for Writers

Carl Phillips on the Value of Silence for Writers

“Sometimes the problem is that we’re trying too hard.”

By Carl Phillips | October 28, 2022

What Should You Read Next? Here Are October’s Best Reviewed Books

What Should You Read Next? Here Are October’s Best Reviewed Books

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By Book Marks | October 28, 2022

What I Write in My Journal is Just for Me (It is Not My Memoir)

What I Write in My Journal is Just for Me (It is Not My Memoir)

Jeanna Kadlec on Writing, Memory, and Trusting Yourself

By Jeanna Kadlec | October 28, 2022

When Awe Meets Narrative: On Chasing Local Folklore at the Edge of the Ocean

When Awe Meets Narrative: On Chasing Local Folklore at the Edge of the Ocean

In Which Emily Urquhart Explores Villain/Helper Tropes in a Small Maritime Town

By Emily Urquhart | October 28, 2022

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in November

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Settle In, It’s Going to Be a Long Winter

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The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service

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How Ted Kennedy Became a Great Man When He Was Most Distanced From the U.S. Presidency

By Keen On | October 28, 2022

Accidental Kindness: A Doctor's Thoughts on the Importance of Empathy

Accidental Kindness: A Doctor's Thoughts on the Importance of Empathy

Michael Stein in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 28, 2022

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 27, 2022

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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Life Advice for Book Lovers: Finding Solace in the Sad and Sapphic

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“I’d Read Her Grocery Lists.” On Cooking with Sylvia Plath

“I’d Read Her Grocery Lists.” On Cooking with Sylvia Plath

Eliza Dumais Navigates the Intersection of the Domestic and the Literary

By Eliza Dumais | October 27, 2022

Lydia Millet on the Lack of Empathetic Characters in Fiction

Lydia Millet on the Lack of Empathetic Characters in Fiction

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By The Maris Review | October 27, 2022

Ross Gay in Praise of Kurosawa’s <em>Dreams</em> and Making Beautiful (and Un-Beautiful) Things

Ross Gay in Praise of Kurosawa’s Dreams and Making Beautiful (and Un-Beautiful) Things

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