How Casting Helen of Troy Becomes an Exercise in Female Power

How Casting Helen of Troy Becomes an Exercise in Female Power

“Helen’s spell has always depended, in part, on her own erotic agency, exercised in defiance of male authority.”

By Ruby Blondell | August 7, 2023

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Ana Reyes on High-Stakes Fiction

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Ana Reyes on High-Stakes Fiction

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | August 7, 2023

Exploring Literary New Orleans

Exploring Literary New Orleans

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | August 7, 2023

Luis Alberto Urrea on How 'Team Urrea' Help Him Craft His Novels

Luis Alberto Urrea on How 'Team Urrea' Help Him Craft His Novels

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 7, 2023

When the Earth Started to Sing

When the Earth Started to Sing

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | August 7, 2023

Douglas Rushkoff on Re-Occupying Reality

Douglas Rushkoff on Re-Occupying Reality

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 7, 2023

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Luke Nichter on The Year That Broke Politics: 1968

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Skill Plus Inspiration: Wylie Dufresne Offers His Recipe for Becoming a Chef

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Adrian Tomine on the Delight of Collaborating on the Shortcomings Adaptation

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Problems Plus Time: What Creates a Dystopia, Real or Imagined

Problems Plus Time: What Creates a Dystopia, Real or Imagined

Madeline Ashby on G. K. Chesterton's The Napoleon of Notting Hill

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In Praise of

In Praise of "Spicy Interpretation": On the Pleasure of Unexpected Translations and Explanations

Jessica Sequeira on Celebrating the Possibilities of New Readings

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On Being a Writer and a Mother to Children Who Don't Love to Read

On Being a Writer and a Mother to Children Who Don't Love to Read

Aimie K. Runyan on Instilling a Lifelong Love of Reading In Her Children... on Their Terms

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Jimin Han on Letting Your Experiences Simmer

Jimin Han on Letting Your Experiences Simmer

"Fragments might turn into something I can’t see as a whole right now."

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The Ineffable Romance of <em>Good Omens</em>... Four Years, One Pandemic, and Two Hollywood Strikes Later

The Ineffable Romance of Good Omens... Four Years, One Pandemic, and Two Hollywood Strikes Later

Alexis Gunderson on the Funny Calm Before a Storm

By Alexis Gunderson | August 4, 2023

Nick Harkaway on Not Going All The Way Into The Shadows

Nick Harkaway on Not Going All The Way Into The Shadows

In Conversation with Rob Wolf and Brenda Noiseux on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | August 4, 2023

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

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

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By Book Marks | August 4, 2023

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