• Features

    Cuisine

    Is There a French National Dish? On the History and Making of French Cuisine

    By Anya von Bremzen  June 20, 2023
    Character Development

    How to Think Like a Costume Designer When Writing Historical Fiction

    By Claudia Cravens  June 20, 2023
    The History of Literature

    “A Race Problem.” Jolene Hubbs on Class, Whiteness, and Southern Literature

    By History of Literature  June 20, 2023
    Advice

    Writers Don’t Need to Suffer To Make Art

    By Haley Jakobson  June 20, 2023
    Emergence Magazine

    What Guides Alaskan Salmon, Sandhill Cranes, and Monarch Butterflies Across Earth?

    By Emergence Magazine  June 20, 2023
    Poetry

    “Pumpkin Pie,” a Poem by Marija Dejanović

    By Marija Dejanović  June 20, 2023
    Reading Lists

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  June 16, 2023
    Film and TV

    Asteroid City is Wes Anderson’s Metaphysical Masterpiece

    By Olivia Rutigliano  June 16, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Grace E. Lavery: You Already Write How You Write, Just Give In.

    By Grace Lavery  June 16, 2023
    Water

    Seven Swims: Omar El Akkad Chronicles a Life In Water

    By Omar El Akkad  June 16, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Helen Ellis on Writing About People You Know (in a Nice Way).

    By Helen Ellis  June 16, 2023
    Cultural Studies

    The Story of American Ice Begins with an Outrageous Marketing Plan

    By Jeff VanderMeer  June 16, 2023
    Jane Austen

    A Desi Mr. Darcy: Sayantani DasGupta on Diverse Retellings of Regency Tales

    By Sayantani DasGupta  June 16, 2023
    Writing About War

    Mirinae Lee on Learning How to Write About War

    By Mirinae Lee  June 16, 2023
    Artists in Conversation

    An Interdisciplinary Friendship: Rajesh Parameswaran and Joeun Kim Aatchim in Conversation

    By Rajesh Parameswaran and Joeun Kim Aatchim  June 16, 2023
    Close Readings

    The World Is Too Much With Us: Ann Beattie Close-Reads Frederick Barthelme’s “Box Step”

    By Ann Beattie  June 15, 2023
    Climate Fiction

    How Writing About Climate Change Can Become a Form of Escapism

    By Deborah Willis  June 15, 2023
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  June 15, 2023
    What to Watch

    Indulging in the Lightness of American Born Chinese is Like Escaping Into a World We Haven’t Built Yet

    By Yao Xiao  June 15, 2023
    Criticism

    From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

    By Aisha Harris  June 15, 2023
    Music Writing

    What 300 Hours of Interviewing Musicians Taught Chris Payne

    By Chris Payne  June 15, 2023
    Fairy Tales

    After Prince Charming: Why We Need Stories That Center Female Friendships

    By Salma El-Wardany  June 15, 2023
    Just the Right Book

    A Short Childhood and a Long Depression with Luiz Schwarcz

    By Just the Right Book   June 15, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Lights, Camera, White House: Matt Quirk on the Enduring Power of the West Wing in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Film

    By Fiction Non Fiction  June 15, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Mattie Lubchansky on Libertarianism and the Humongous Asterisk of Vegas

    By The Maris Review  June 15, 2023
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