Mitchell S. Jackson on 'Stitching Together Imagined Communities'

Mitchell S. Jackson on 'Stitching Together Imagined Communities'

The Author of Survival Math in Conversation with Edie Meidav

By Literary Hub | June 5, 2019

On Becoming a Writer in the Middle of War

On Becoming a Writer in the Middle of War

Hanan al-Shaykh on Arab Feminism, Pigeonholing Women Writers, and More

By Hanan al-Shaykh | June 5, 2019

What Silent Film Taught Me About Storytelling

What Silent Film Taught Me About Storytelling

Dominic Smith on the Power of an Obsolete Art Form

By Dominic Smith | June 4, 2019

Jill Lepore on Early American Ideas of Nationalism

Jill Lepore on Early American Ideas of Nationalism

"Inevitably, the age of national bootblacks and national oyster houses and national blacksmiths produced national history books."

By Jill Lepore | June 4, 2019

<em>Deadwood</em>, TV’s Most Literary Show, Gets Its Rightful Foul-Mouthed Send-Off

Deadwood, TV’s Most Literary Show, Gets Its Rightful Foul-Mouthed Send-Off

Tyler Malone on How a Series Should End

By Tyler Malone | June 4, 2019

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

In Which Magic Abounds

By Emily Temple | June 4, 2019

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The Cold War Love Story of a Would-Be Travel Writer/Almost-Spy

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How Do We Reclaim American Cities for People Who Walk?

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On the Role of Black Women in the Struggle for Suffrage

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Pablo Neruda's Life as a Struggling Poet in Sri Lanka

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A Young Poet's Adventures in the Foreign Service

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A Kafkaesque List of Things Described as Kafkaesque

A Kafkaesque List of Things Described as Kafkaesque

"Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life."

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The Dark Side of the <br>Chinese Dream

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Ma Jian on the Short Path from Utopia to Dystopia

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Philippe Petit Meditates on His Life Walking the High Wire

Philippe Petit Meditates on His Life Walking the High Wire

Glimpses of the Finite and Infinite, As Translated by Paul Auster

By Philippe Petit | June 3, 2019

New York City in the 1930s, As Seen Through the Lens of Berenice Abbott

New York City in the 1930s, As Seen Through the Lens of Berenice Abbott

From a New Compilation of Her Work

By Berenice Abbott | June 3, 2019

What It's Like to Teach Writing When Everyone's a Writer

What It's Like to Teach Writing When Everyone's a Writer

Janet Burroway Revisits Her Classic Book for Creative Writing Students

By Janet Burroway | June 3, 2019

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