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The Tragedy of Loving Sylvia Plath

The Tragedy of Loving Sylvia Plath

Sarai Walker on Obsession, Ownership, and Plath Worship

By Sarai Walker | July 29, 2026

Organized Rebellion: How Nightlife Evolved Throughout the Ages

Organized Rebellion: How Nightlife Evolved Throughout the Ages

Imogen Willetts Explores Our Long History of Nocturnal Fun-Seeking

By Imogen Willetts | July 29, 2026

The Sea Otter and the Abalone: On the Intertwined Fates of California’s Wildlife

The Sea Otter and the Abalone: On the Intertwined Fates of California’s Wildlife

Joseph Ogilvy Explores the Impact of Colonization, Trade and Westward Expansion on the Environment

By Joseph Ogilvy | July 29, 2026

What Happens When the War on Drugs Turns Into a Wellness Fad

What Happens When the War on Drugs Turns Into a Wellness Fad

Kojo Karam on the Industrialization of Psychedelics

By Kojo Koram | July 29, 2026

What It Means to Come From Appalachian Coal Country

What It Means to Come From Appalachian Coal Country

Emilee Hackney Considers Family History Alongside the Rise and Fall of the Coal Industry

By Emilee Hackney | July 29, 2026

Gwendoline Riley on Mark Van Doren's <em>Shakespeare</em>

Gwendoline Riley on Mark Van Doren's Shakespeare

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | July 29, 2026

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On the Populist Parallels Between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

By Tad Devine | July 28, 2026

What Happens When Literary Passion Leads to Physical Illness?

By Max Lawton | July 28, 2026

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera‘s Blue House in Coyoacán Was a Refuge for Leon Trotsky... Until It Wasn‘t

By H. Keith Melton and Nigel West | July 28, 2026

How Translating Korean Literature Made Me a Better Fiction Writer

How Translating Korean Literature Made Me a Better Fiction Writer

Lizzie Buehler on Incorporating Techniques From Literary Translation Into Her Writing Practice

By Lizzie Buehler | July 28, 2026

W. H. Auden's 1954 review of </br><em>The Fellowship of the Ring</em>.

W. H. Auden's 1954 review of
The Fellowship of the Ring.

"No fiction I have read in the last five years has given me more joy"

By Book Marks | July 28, 2026

Sarah Stillman on Finding the Story

Sarah Stillman on Finding the Story

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | July 28, 2026

On Reckoning With the Literary World’s Unacknowledged Class System

On Reckoning With the Literary World’s Unacknowledged Class System

D/Annie Liontas, Sara Nović, Chet’la Sebree and Maria Adelman Discuss Class, Access and Getting Through the Door

By D/Annie Liontas | July 27, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is Published in <em>The Atlantic Monthly</em>

This Week in Literary History: Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is Published in The Atlantic Monthly

”It staggered me to think that perhaps I had always missed what made poetry poetry.”

By Literary Hub | July 27, 2026

Why Black Americans Need Reparations Now

Why Black Americans Need Reparations Now

“The true fight is for self-determination and restitution; anything less is unacceptable.”

By Edna Bonhomme | July 27, 2026

What Barriers Do Women in Science Face When Trying to Publish?

What Barriers Do Women in Science Face When Trying to Publish?

Jennifer Rubin Grandis on Confronting Systemic Bias in Academic Publishing

By Jennifer Rubin Grandis | July 27, 2026

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