How a New Generation of Nigerian Writers Is Salvaging Tradition from Colonial Erasure

How a New Generation of Nigerian Writers Is Salvaging Tradition from Colonial Erasure

“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”

By Nnamdi Ehirim | June 18, 2019

On the Intoxicating Power of Forgetting Where You Came From

On the Intoxicating Power of Forgetting Where You Came From

Lewis Hyde Explores the Egoism of Memory and Self-Making

By Lewis Hyde | June 18, 2019

Mona Awad on the Creepiness of Cliques and College Towns

Mona Awad on the Creepiness of Cliques and College Towns

The Author of Bunny with Christopher Hermelin and Drew Broussard on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | June 18, 2019

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If Every Kind of Book is Perfect for Summer, Are Any of Them?

By Emily Temple | June 17, 2019

The Natural Wine Movement is About More Than Just Wine

The Natural Wine Movement is About More Than Just Wine

On How the Radically New Pays Homage to Tradition

By jonathannossiter | June 17, 2019

Jayson Greene on the Risks of Writing About Grief

Jayson Greene on the Risks of Writing About Grief

"The worst stories are the self-serving ones."

By Hannah Seidlitz | June 17, 2019

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On Movies and How to Write About Them

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Marjorie Liu on the Many, Many Reasons We Love Keanu

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Fathers and Sons: The Things We Talk About to Avoid Talking to Each Other

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Dean Kuipers on the Conversations He Didn't Have with His Dad

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On Bringing the World of Harry Potter to Life in... Florida

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Fighting to Save the Real-Life Pharmacy from James Joyce's <em>Ulysses</em>

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Ally Findley on the Historical Importance of Sweny's Pharmacy, Which May Soon Vanish

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A Brief Literary History of Absolutely Terrible Dads

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Red Sox Great Luis Tiant on Reuniting with His Father After 14 Years

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