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From World Wars to Airborne Fairies: How History, Myth, and Folklore Shape Our Stories

10 New SF and Fantasy Books
to Augment Your August

Michelle Tea on Crossing the Threshold from Ambivalence to Wanting a Baby

Lynne Tillman on the Awe-Inducing Experience of Witnessing Her Mother Die

On Begin Boldly and How Courage Will Enable a Woman to Launch a Brilliant Career

Should We Celebrate Or Be Suspicious of Self-Help Books Promise to Unlock Our "Dream Life"?

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Why America's Greatest Strength Is Its Entrepreneurial Edge and How This Might Even Fix the Crisis of the Environment, Inequality, and Healthcare

21 new books to take home and love today.

Michelle Tea on Undertaking the Wild Art Project of Motherhood

“I have drunk, and seen the spider.” On Swallowing Bugs in Fiction

Sandra Newman on Writing Novels As a Way to Represent the World

After Combat, Writing the Horrific Stories of War

Good News on the Climate Front: Why Things Aren’t Quite as Apocalyptic as Some Believe

Anxiety and Responsibility: What Stories Can Come From Our Current Moment?

Marianne Wiggins on Completing a Novel After Suffering a Stroke and Finding Inspiration In California’s Dry Terrain

Africa As Las Vegas: Why Some Countries Win and Others Lose in Gambling on Development

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