Why Are We Here? On the Philosophical Possibilities of “Cosmic Purpose”

Why Are We Here? On the Philosophical Possibilities of “Cosmic Purpose”

Philip Pullman, Philip Goff, and Nigel Warburton Ponder the Big Questions of Our Existence

By Philip Pullman, Philip Goff and Nigel Warburton | January 19, 2024

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

Featuring New Titles by Marie-Helene Bertino, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Rebecca Boyle, and More

By Book Marks | January 19, 2024

Jami Attenberg on Writing a Book, 1,000 Words at a Time

Jami Attenberg on Writing a Book, 1,000 Words at a Time

“If I didn’t write this book now, then when would it happen?”

By Jami Attenberg | January 19, 2024

Puzzlement Over Answers: On Fiction as a Mode of Inquiry

Puzzlement Over Answers: On Fiction as a Mode of Inquiry

Mary Lane Potter Considers Stories by Clarice Lispector, Kevin McIlvoy, and Alva Noë

By Mary Lane Potter | January 19, 2024

Nick Romeo on the Profound—and Scary—Influence of Economic Ideas

Nick Romeo on the Profound—and Scary—Influence of Economic Ideas

“It’s hard to imagine a group of businessmen aggressively lobbying against the physics curriculum at MIT.”

By Nick Romeo | January 19, 2024

“The Houses of Your Village Have Eyes.” A Poem by Irma Pineda, in Three Languages

“The Houses of Your Village Have Eyes.” A Poem by Irma Pineda, in Three Languages

From "Nostalgia Doesn't Flow Away Like Riverwater," Translated by Wendy Call, in English, Zapotec, and Spanish

By Wendy Call | January 19, 2024

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  • In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir
  • Nonesuch
  • Whidbey
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  • The Quantity Theory of Morality
  • Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World

Dave Barry is a Florida Man

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | January 19, 2024

Why is March 2024 the Best Month in Years For Books?

By Maris Kreizman | January 18, 2024

The Splintering of the Self: Annie Liontas on Life After Concussion

By Annie Liontas | January 18, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A hallucinatory rummaging through the mind of a broken man.”

By Book Marks | January 18, 2024

Lightning and Land Ablaze: The Primal Terror of Living in Wildfire Country

Lightning and Land Ablaze: The Primal Terror of Living in Wildfire Country

Manjula Martin Recounts a Day of Apocalyptic Storms in Northern California

By Manjula Martin | January 18, 2024

Susan Muaddi Darraj on Finding Inspiration in the Lives of Ordinary Palestinians

Susan Muaddi Darraj on Finding Inspiration in the Lives of Ordinary Palestinians

“I take my cue from them—these are my people, and their humble resilience will continue to inspire me.”

By Susan Muaddi Darraj | January 18, 2024

Why I Write Gay: Eric Schlich Channels His Bisexuality Through Queer Protagonists

Why I Write Gay: Eric Schlich Channels His Bisexuality Through Queer Protagonists

“I’m done thinking of that as cowardly. Because what it really was, was empowering.”

By Eric Schlich | January 18, 2024

Former Biden Speechwriter Nate Rawlings on Claudine Gay, Neil Gorsuch, and the Politics of Plagiarism

Former Biden Speechwriter Nate Rawlings on Claudine Gay, Neil Gorsuch, and the Politics of Plagiarism

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 18, 2024

Ava DuVernay on Not Losing Track of What Matters

Ava DuVernay on Not Losing Track of What Matters

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | January 18, 2024

Abbott Kahler on Writing Unnerving Fiction

Abbott Kahler on Writing Unnerving Fiction

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 18, 2024

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