How the German Peasants’ War Exposed 16th-Century Europe’s Fragile Foundations

How the German Peasants’ War Exposed 16th-Century Europe’s Fragile Foundations

From Lyndal Roper's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “Summer of Fire and Blood”

By Lyndal Roper | September 25, 2025

Caleb Gayle on Black Settlers in the American West

Caleb Gayle on Black Settlers in the American West

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 25, 2025

The New McCarthyism: On Canary Mission’s Toxic Blacklisting of Pro-Palestinian Sentiment

The New McCarthyism: On Canary Mission’s Toxic Blacklisting of Pro-Palestinian Sentiment

“Canary Mission seeks to create a global ‘surveillance’ system based on smears and lies.”

By Omar Zahzah | September 24, 2025

Against True Crime Sensationalism

Against True Crime Sensationalism

Prison Journalist John J. Lennon on Exploitative Entertainment and Life in Sing Sing

By John J. Lennon | September 24, 2025

On the Limits of Language at the End of the World

On the Limits of Language at the End of the World

Ed Simon Considers How We Talk About the Climate Apocalypse

By Ed Simon | September 24, 2025

Why Drag Queen Story Hour Matters

Why Drag Queen Story Hour Matters

Nina West on How Her Own Love of Reading Led to a Career in Drag and Literature

By Nina West | September 24, 2025

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Writing Yourself Into Existence: On Loving Worlds Where We Don’t Belong

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Gabrielle Bates and Keetje Kuipers Are Seeking Wildness

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Patricia Lockwood on Drawing From Tolstoy and Avoiding “the Butthole of the Universe”

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Eric Olson Profiles the Author of “Will There Ever Be Another You”

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Bartolomé de las Casas, Witness to the Violent Conquest of the Americas

Bartolomé de las Casas, Witness to the Violent Conquest of the Americas

From Greg Grandin's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted "America, América"

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Understanding My Mother Through the Movies She Made

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Marisa Silver on Recognizing Her Mother Frame By Frame

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Behind the Fame (and Inspirations) of Muriel Spark

Behind the Fame (and Inspirations) of Muriel Spark

Frances Wilson on the Similarities Between Spark’s Favorite Teacher and Her Most Famous Protagonist

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“Distinguished Office of Echoes,” a Poem by Lisa Olstein

“Distinguished Office of Echoes,” a Poem by Lisa Olstein

From the Collection “Distinguished Office of Echoes”

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The Tragedy and Comedy of <em>Don Quixote</em>

The Tragedy and Comedy of Don Quixote

How the Kidnapping of Miguel de Cervantes Shaped His Famous Novel

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