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How Arabic Translations of Ancient Greek Texts Started a New Scientific Revolution

How Arabic Translations of Ancient Greek Texts Started a New Scientific Revolution

Josephine Quinn on the Myth that Arabic Translations Merely Preserved Greek Literature

By Josephine Quinn | September 4, 2024

Kathryn Scanlan on Joseph Mitchell's <em>Joe Gould's Secret</em>

Kathryn Scanlan on Joseph Mitchell's Joe Gould's Secret

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

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Space Eurovision and the Countess of Monte Cristo: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Space Eurovision and the Countess of Monte Cristo: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Post-Apocalyptic Epic Fantasy and Speculative Swashbucklers From Andrea Stewart, Catherynne M. Valente, and More

By Natalie Zutter | September 3, 2024

A Fall Harvest of Titles for Kids and Teens: 10 Great New Children’s Books Out in September

A Fall Harvest of Titles for Kids and Teens: 10 Great New Children’s Books Out in September

Caroline Carlson Shares What to Pack in Your Kids' Backpack This Month

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Archive of the Forgotten: Charles Yu on Jonathan Lethem’s <em>Motherless Brooklyn</em> and <em>The Fortress of Solitude</em>

Archive of the Forgotten: Charles Yu on Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude

“There has always been this energy, back-of-the-store energy... Lethem has channeled that energy.”

By Charles Yu | September 3, 2024

Editing Without Ego: How Katharine S. White Quietly Shaped <em>The New Yorker</em>’s Writers

Editing Without Ego: How Katharine S. White Quietly Shaped The New Yorker’s Writers

Amy Reading on Artistic Collaboration, Egotistical Male Editors, and the Idea of the Genius Editor

By Amy Reading | September 3, 2024

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Zadie Smith! Jesmyn Ward! Ben Lerner! Naomi Klein! 26 books out in paperback this September.

Zadie Smith! Jesmyn Ward! Ben Lerner! Naomi Klein! 26 books out in paperback this September.

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Author Profiles Are No Replacement for Book Criticism But I Love Them Anyway

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Smarter Than You Think? On the Literary Side of Friends

Greg Cwik Examines the Reading Habits in the Iconic 90s Sitcom

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