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The Yurt at the Edge of the Sea: <br>A Writers' Retreat on the California Coast

The Yurt at the Edge of the Sea:
A Writers' Retreat on the California Coast

Emily Cooke on Inhibition and Actualization at Esalen, Home of Lit Camp

By Emily Cooke | January 21, 2020

Kyle Chayka on the Godfather of Minimalism and His Case for Imperfection

Kyle Chayka on the Godfather of Minimalism and His Case for Imperfection

Reading Junichiro Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows in the 21st Century

By Kyle Chayka | January 21, 2020

The Emotional Aftershocks of Alice Adams' Most Celebrated Work

The Emotional Aftershocks of Alice Adams' Most Celebrated Work

On Families and Survivors: "I know it will be hard for you to read."

By Carol Sklenicka | January 21, 2020

The Legal Fight That Ended the Unjust Confinement of Mental Health Patients

The Legal Fight That Ended the Unjust Confinement of Mental Health Patients

Ayelet Waldman on the Landmark Case O’Connor v. Donaldson

By Ayelet Waldman | January 21, 2020

Isabel Allende: 'Few People Allow Themselves to Be Changed By Books'

Isabel Allende: 'Few People Allow Themselves to Be Changed By Books'

The A Long Petal of the Sea Author
on First Draft: A Dialogue of Writing

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 21, 2020

On the Voices of Birds and the Language of Belonging

On the Voices of Birds and the Language of Belonging

Listen to David G. Haskell on the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | January 21, 2020

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“self-portrait as ’90s R&B video”

By Danez Smith | January 21, 2020

Post-Soviet Travel on the Turkmen-­Kazakh Border

By Erika Fatland | January 21, 2020

Adelle Waldman Performs a Section of Her Novel The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.

By Storybound | January 21, 2020

<em>LIC Reading Series Podcast</em>: Chaya Babu, YZ Chin, Bridgett Davis

LIC Reading Series Podcast: Chaya Babu, YZ Chin, Bridgett Davis

Onstage Conversations From the LIC Reading Series

By LIC Reading Series | January 21, 2020

The War on Poverty Changed a Young George Foreman's Life

The War on Poverty Changed a Young George Foreman's Life

How the Iconic Boxer's Future Was Tied Up with LBJ's Great Society

By Andrew R.M. Smith | January 17, 2020

The Question Haunting the Hungarian People: “What Would You Have Done?”

The Question Haunting the Hungarian People: “What Would You Have Done?”

Rory MacLean Travels to the Forgotten Parts of Europe

By Rory MacLean | January 17, 2020

The Enigma of Delmore Schwartz, the Luminous Poet Who Fell From Grace

The Enigma of Delmore Schwartz, the Luminous Poet Who Fell From Grace

Schwartz's Supporters Compared Him to Eliot, Pound, and Auden

By Ben Mazer | January 17, 2020

Amber Tamblyn on a Woman's Right to Choose... From More Than Just One Woman Candidate

Amber Tamblyn on a Woman's Right to Choose... From More Than Just One Woman Candidate

still permeates the current political landscape."">"Even with all the women running for president, an air of sexism
still permeates the current political landscape."

By Amber Tamblyn | January 17, 2020

When It Comes to Immigration, Political Centrism is Useless

When It Comes to Immigration, Political Centrism is Useless

Daniel Denvir on the Necessity of Picking Sides

By Daniel Denvir | January 17, 2020

Sarah Knight on How to Just F*cking Say No

Sarah Knight on How to Just F*cking Say No

On Throwing Social Expectations Out the Window (BONUS: A Quiz)

By Sarah Knight | January 17, 2020

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