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Bridges to a Misunderstood World: Seven Memoirs That Show the Many Sides of Cuba

Bridges to a Misunderstood World: Seven Memoirs That Show the Many Sides of Cuba

Rebe Huntman Recommends Ruth Behar, Daisy Hernández, Alma Gillermoprieto, and More

By Rebe Huntman | February 27, 2025

Roots of Stone: Diana McCaulay on Finding Your Story In That of Your Ancestors

Roots of Stone: Diana McCaulay on Finding Your Story In That of Your Ancestors

“The woman in my mind had a certainty about rootedness I had never achieved.”

By Diana McCaulay | February 27, 2025

Ten Essential Novels That Showcase the Rich Literary Culture of the Middle East

Ten Essential Novels That Showcase the Rich Literary Culture of the Middle East

Nussaibah Younis Recommends Nawal el-Saadawi, Kanan Makiya, Saleem Haddad and More

By Nussaibah Younis | February 27, 2025

Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas on Canada Versus Trump

Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas on Canada Versus Trump

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 27, 2025

Dionne Brand on José Saramago’s <em>Seeing</em>

Dionne Brand on José Saramago’s Seeing

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By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | February 26, 2025

More than Cosplaying the Past: Andrea Barrett on Learning to Write Fresh Historical Fiction

More than Cosplaying the Past: Andrea Barrett on Learning to Write Fresh Historical Fiction

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By Andrea Barrett | February 26, 2025

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By Charlotte Taylor Fryar | February 26, 2025

An Invisibility Cloak of the Self: Jane Tara on Being Told She Was Going Blind in Her Forties

By Jane Tara | February 26, 2025

Meghan O’Rourke on the Glitzy Bits

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The Literary Favor Economy: In Praise of the Oft-Maligned Book Blurb

The Literary Favor Economy: In Praise of the Oft-Maligned Book Blurb

Ada Calhoun on Finding Community as a Professional Writer

By Ada Calhoun | February 25, 2025

In Praise of <em>Wonder Boys</em> (Both the Book AND the Movie)

In Praise of Wonder Boys (Both the Book AND the Movie)

Ed Simon on Michael Chabon’s Iconic Campus Novel at 30

By Ed Simon | February 25, 2025

On Being Mentored by a Chinese Woman Writer Who Lived a Thousand Years Ago

On Being Mentored by a Chinese Woman Writer Who Lived a Thousand Years Ago

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By Wendy Chen | February 25, 2025

Omar El Akkad on Genocide, Complicit Liberals, and the Terrible Wrath of the West

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Non-Canon Compliant: In Praise of Classic Lit Fan Fiction

Non-Canon Compliant: In Praise of Classic Lit Fan Fiction

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By Allison Epstein | February 25, 2025

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Omar El Akkad! Ada Calhoun! Joni Mitchell! 26 new books out today.

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