Oh, the Ironies: How Irony Got Its (Second) Meaning

Oh, the Ironies: How Irony Got Its (Second) Meaning

Ben Yagoda Considers Connop Thirlwell's Invention of Practical Irony

By Ben Yagoda | November 14, 2022

Su Cho on Beginning Her Poetic Journey

Su Cho on Beginning Her Poetic Journey

"I never intended to become a poet. It’s just that I was addicted to feeling things strongly and then feeling nothing at all."

By Su Cho | November 14, 2022

David Yoon on Writing Racial Dynamics in YA Fiction

David Yoon on Writing Racial Dynamics in YA Fiction

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | November 14, 2022

This Year’s University Press Week Highlights Work on Race, Religion, War, and More

This Year’s University Press Week Highlights Work on Race, Religion, War, and More

Books, Series, Imprints, and More!

By Literary Hub | November 14, 2022

Healing, Then Writing: Confronting Writer's Block in the Early Years of Sobriety

Healing, Then Writing: Confronting Writer's Block in the Early Years of Sobriety

Matthew Quick Writes “a Love Letter to the Redemptive Forces of Story.”

By Matthew Quick | November 14, 2022

Super Unhero: Vladimir Putin, the Accidental Czar, Imagined Graphically

Super Unhero: Vladimir Putin, the Accidental Czar, Imagined Graphically

Andrew S. Weiss in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 14, 2022

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Alexander Chee on the Perpetual Importance of the Essay

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How to Celebrate 100 Years of Kurt Vonnegut

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

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Full Disclosure: Meghan J. Ward on Marriage, Motherhood, and Weighing the Truth in Memoir

Full Disclosure: Meghan J. Ward on Marriage, Motherhood, and Weighing the Truth in Memoir

“How do I honor, or even reclaim, my voice in this story without compromising my relationship with my loved ones?”

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The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Army

The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Army

Alexander Rose Talks to Andrew Keen About the American Civil War

By Keen On | November 11, 2022

How Putin Thinks Like a Warmongering 19th-Century Imperialist and Why Ukraine Will Be His Last Colonial War

How Putin Thinks Like a Warmongering 19th-Century Imperialist and Why Ukraine Will Be His Last Colonial War

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How to Become a Zen Millionaire: The Japanese Art of Making Peace With Your Money

How to Become a Zen Millionaire: The Japanese Art of Making Peace With Your Money

Ken Honda in Conversation witrh Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 11, 2022

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