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In Praise of the Liminal Spaces and Uncertain Endings of Folklore

In Praise of the Liminal Spaces and Uncertain Endings of Folklore

Thao Thai on the Forward Momentum and Emotional Resonance of Handed Down Stories

By Thao Thai | June 27, 2023

On the “Peace” Conference That Changed the 20th Century

On the “Peace” Conference That Changed the 20th Century

Historian Margaret MacMillan in Conversation on Baillie Gifford’s Read Smart Podcast

By Read Smart | June 27, 2023

Cinematic Transcendence: On Legendary Quests and Wuxia Cinema

Cinematic Transcendence: On Legendary Quests and Wuxia Cinema

This Week on The Cosmic Library with Adam Colman

By The Cosmic Library | June 27, 2023

Roger Ballen on the Existential Ecological Psychodrama of the Destruction of African Wildlife

Roger Ballen on the Existential Ecological Psychodrama of the Destruction of African Wildlife

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 27, 2023

Bethanne Patrick on How She Escaped Her Double Depression and Wrote a Memoir About It

Bethanne Patrick on How She Escaped Her Double Depression and Wrote a Memoir About It

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 27, 2023

Anne K. Yoder on Excavating Her Polyvocal Debut Novel

Anne K. Yoder on Excavating Her Polyvocal Debut Novel

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On the Pitfalls of Book Promotion in the Internet Age

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What Suitcases Taught Ana Menéndez About Art, Exile, and Poetry

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The Author of The Apartment on Learning to Trust In Our Destinations

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How a Venetian Monk Created the First Annotated Map of the World

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Meredith F. Small on the Textual Cartography of Fra Mauro

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Isabella Hammad: The Idea of Apolitical Art is Very Political

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The Author of Enter Ghost in Conversation With Olivia Watson

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Literature in the Bardo: Tenzin Dickie on the Past, Present, and Future of the Tibetan Essay

Literature in the Bardo: Tenzin Dickie on the Past, Present, and Future of the Tibetan Essay

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R.K. Russell on Being Black and Bisexual in the National Football League

R.K. Russell on Being Black and Bisexual in the National Football League

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Jackson Lears on the American Pursuit of Vitality From Walt Whitman to Donald Trump

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