“When My Mother’s Portrait Sings.” A Poem by Sebastián H. Páramo

“When My Mother’s Portrait Sings.” A Poem by Sebastián H. Páramo

From the Collection “Portrait of Us Burning”

By Sebastián H. Páramo | November 17, 2023

Darrin M. McMahon on the History of Equality

Darrin M. McMahon on the History of Equality

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 17, 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

Featuring Michael Cunningham, Willa Cather, Claire Keegan, and More

By Book Marks | November 17, 2023

What Stig Dagerman's Typewriter Meant to Him, His Descendants, and His Fans

What Stig Dagerman's Typewriter Meant to Him, His Descendants, and His Fans

Diego Courchay Chronicles the Abbreviated Life of a Swedish Literary Prodigy

By Diego Courchay | November 16, 2023

Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

"We go to books for solace, and for proof, to begin again at the beginning."

By Beth Kephart | November 16, 2023

Not Everyone Agreed with Albert Einstein—Including Children, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg

Not Everyone Agreed with Albert Einstein—Including Children, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg

Samuel Graydon on Three Moments in the Life of the Scientist

By Samuel Graydon | November 16, 2023

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On Literary Empathy and the Performative Reading of Palestinian Authors

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Nina LaCour on Finding a Story in Her Own Backyard

Nina LaCour on Finding a Story in Her Own Backyard

On Long Walks, Routines, and the Strange and Wonderful Joy of Writing a Book

By Nina LaCour | November 16, 2023

Magnets, How Do They Work? On the Magic of Magnetic Force

Magnets, How Do They Work? On the Magic of Magnetic Force

Roma Agrawal Explains the Technology Behind Telegraphs, Touchscreens, and More

By Roma Agrawal | November 16, 2023

Neill Lochery on Chasing Nazi Treasure After World War II

Neill Lochery on Chasing Nazi Treasure After World War II

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Zeke Caligiuri on the Incarcerated Writers Who Edited An Anthology on Class

Zeke Caligiuri on the Incarcerated Writers Who Edited An Anthology on Class

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 16, 2023

Ed Park on Panoramic Storytelling

Ed Park on Panoramic Storytelling

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | November 16, 2023

Cassidy Hutchinson on Telling Her Story

Cassidy Hutchinson on Telling Her Story

In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | November 16, 2023

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

"This spring, I fell in love with John Gower, who died in 1408."

By Katherine Churchill | November 15, 2023

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