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The Character-Revealing Power of Having a Play Within a Novel

The Character-Revealing Power of Having a Play Within a Novel

Olivia Wolfgang-Smith Explores Metadrama, Defying Genre, and the Performances We Do On and Off the Page

By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith | May 16, 2023

Samantha Irby Shares Two Secrets About How She Does What She Does

Samantha Irby Shares Two Secrets About How She Does What She Does

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 16, 2023

Outsider Paris: A Reading List of the Dark Side of the City of Light

Outsider Paris: A Reading List of the Dark Side of the City of Light

Celia Bell Recommends Mina Loy, Louis-Sébastien Mercier, and More

By Celia Bell | May 16, 2023

“I Didn’t Want to Hear the Word Poetry.” Rupi Kaur on Life After <em>milk & honey</em>

“I Didn’t Want to Hear the Word Poetry.” Rupi Kaur on Life After milk & honey

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | May 16, 2023

On the Black and White Paroxysms of Augustine Gleizes, Celebrity Patient

On the Black and White Paroxysms of Augustine Gleizes, Celebrity Patient

Emily Wells Considers Chronic Illness, Femininity, and the Male Medical Gaze

By Emily Wells | May 16, 2023

Matthew Binder on Making Sense of an Absurd World

Matthew Binder on Making Sense of an Absurd World

D. Foy Talks to the Author of Pure Cosmos Club

By D. Foy | May 16, 2023

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Ashlee Vance on the Historical Precedents, Environmental Risks, and Business Opportunities of Colonizing Space

By Keen On | May 16, 2023

Charif Shanahan: The Mystery Is the Clarity

By Memoir Nation | May 16, 2023

Abraham Verghese on Medicine’s Innate Connection to Storytelling

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 15, 2023

Why the Spanish Civil War Mattered to Writers on Distant Shores

Why the Spanish Civil War Mattered to Writers on Distant Shores

Sarah Watling Looks at the Role Literature Played in the Fight Against Fascism

By Sarah Watling | May 15, 2023

Enjoy Your Bread! On the Unlikely Discovery of an Old Family Recipe

Enjoy Your Bread! On the Unlikely Discovery of an Old Family Recipe

Luis Jaramillo Learns Something New About His Grandmother via Fan Mail

By Luis Jaramillo | May 15, 2023

Alison Strayer on the Oeuvre of Annie Ernaux and Translating Her Legacy

Alison Strayer on the Oeuvre of Annie Ernaux and Translating Her Legacy

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 15, 2023

Don’t Boss It Around: Abigail Thomas on Writer's Block, Confronting Fear, and the Joys of Aging

Don’t Boss It Around: Abigail Thomas on Writer's Block, Confronting Fear, and the Joys of Aging

The Author of Still Life at Eighty in Conversation with Mira Ptacin

By Mira Ptacin | May 15, 2023

“Every Place Is Also Another,” a Poem by Maureen N. McLane

“Every Place Is Also Another,” a Poem by Maureen N. McLane

From What You Want

By Maureen N. McLane | May 15, 2023

The Reproductive Movement Must Reclaim Its Radical Roots and Be More Inclusive

The Reproductive Movement Must Reclaim Its Radical Roots and Be More Inclusive

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Like a Magic Trick: Tim Mohr on Being the Translator and Being Translated

Like a Magic Trick: Tim Mohr on Being the Translator and Being Translated

On the intersection of German translation, East Bloc punk rock, and Hunter S. Thompson

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