On the Meteoric Rise of “Aunt Elsie,” Beloved Newswoman and Children’s Columnist

On the Meteoric Rise of “Aunt Elsie,” Beloved Newswoman and Children’s Columnist

“I don’t believe in hammering in morals. I just believe in telling children’s stories which will make them happy.”

By Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert | September 29, 2022

Jasmine Guillory on Why Rom-Coms Are Exactly What We Need Right Now

Jasmine Guillory on Why Rom-Coms Are Exactly What We Need Right Now

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 29, 2022

“Let the Bees Tell You.” On the Holy Bible (For Beekeepers) of Buckfast Abbey

“Let the Bees Tell You.” On the Holy Bible (For Beekeepers) of Buckfast Abbey

Allison LaSorda Considers the Unlikely Legacy of a Benedictine Apiarist

By Allison LaSorda | September 29, 2022

In Praise of TK: Why the Handy Shorthand Has a Surprising Emotional Hold on Me

In Praise of TK: Why the Handy Shorthand Has a Surprising Emotional Hold on Me

Sophie Vershbow on the Remnants of Past Careers That Stay with Us

By Sophie Vershbow | September 29, 2022

The 15 Best Book Covers of September

The 15 Best Book Covers of September

Books Just Look Better in the Fall

By Emily Temple | September 29, 2022

Jonathan Escoffery Talks About How Belonging Shifts Across Generations

Jonathan Escoffery Talks About How Belonging Shifts Across Generations

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 29, 2022

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The Impact of <em>The Secret Lives of Church Ladies</em>, Two Years Later

The Impact of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, Two Years Later

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton

By Ursa | September 29, 2022

How Trust, Power, and Credit Have Shaped America Over the Last Two Hundred Years

How Trust, Power, and Credit Have Shaped America Over the Last Two Hundred Years

Bruce Carruthers In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 28, 2022

A Brief History of (My) Dark Academia

A Brief History of (My) Dark Academia

"Dark academia is academia’s black swan and shadow self."

By Adrienne Raphel | September 28, 2022

The Found Poems of Goliarda Sapienza

The Found Poems of Goliarda Sapienza

Chiara Barzini on the Vibrant Poems of the Late Italian Poet

By Chiara Barzini | September 28, 2022

Intimacy and Manipulation: A Reading List of Fictional Diaries

Intimacy and Manipulation: A Reading List of Fictional Diaries

Elizabeth Brooks Recommends Books by E.M. Delafield, Margaret Forster, and More

By Elizabeth Brooks | September 28, 2022

WATCH: Emma Ramadan on Translating Marguerite Duras’s <em>Panics</em>

WATCH: Emma Ramadan on Translating Marguerite Duras’s Panics

In Conversation with Kate Zambreno at Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | September 28, 2022

Interview with an Indie Press: Coach House Books

Interview with an Indie Press: Coach House Books

On Publishing the Unexpected, Adventurous, and Exceptional

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