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The Struggle is Real: A Reading List of Messy, (Es)Strange(d), Surreal Families

The Struggle is Real: A Reading List of Messy, (Es)Strange(d), Surreal Families

J.A. Tyler Recommends Tim O’Brien, Peter Markus, Alison Bechdel, and More

By J. A. Tyler | February 23, 2023

How China’s Uyghurs Are Marginalized and Subjugated by the State

How China’s Uyghurs Are Marginalized and Subjugated by the State

Gulchehra Hoja Recounts Her Harrowing Experience at the Hands of Xinjiang Police

By Gulchehra Hoja | February 23, 2023

London Bookseller James Gilbert on the Art of Recommending Books

London Bookseller James Gilbert on the Art of Recommending Books

This Week on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | February 23, 2023

How Outraged Should We Be By the New York Police Department?

How Outraged Should We Be By the New York Police Department?

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 23, 2023

Joseph Earl Thomas on Finding Safety and Comfort in the Hospital

Joseph Earl Thomas on Finding Safety and Comfort in the Hospital

“He lay there all night with a broken half smile on his face, waiting for something to go wrong.”

By Joseph Earl Thomas | February 23, 2023

Jonathan Wilson on Whether Palestine Was a Jewish “State in Waiting” During the 1930s

Jonathan Wilson on Whether Palestine Was a Jewish “State in Waiting” During the 1930s

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 23, 2023

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Emmanuel Iduma’s Reckoning with the Silence, Inheritance and History of the Nigerian Civil War

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Steven Levy on the Inside Story of Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, and TikTok

By Keen On | February 23, 2023

An Explorer Frozen in Time and a Map for the Mess of Life

By reidmitenbuler | February 23, 2023

Malcolm Harris on the Larger Than Life Characters of Silicon Valley

Malcolm Harris on the Larger Than Life Characters of Silicon Valley

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 22, 2023

How the Resurgence of Whale Populations Impacts Our Ecosystem

How the Resurgence of Whale Populations Impacts Our Ecosystem

Christopher J. Preston on the History and Future of Whale Conservation

By Christopher J. Preston | February 22, 2023

“A Character’s Real Interiority is Often the Fuel.” Rebecca Makkai on Slowing Down to Build Momentum

“A Character’s Real Interiority is Often the Fuel.” Rebecca Makkai on Slowing Down to Build Momentum

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | February 22, 2023

On <em>Fleishman Is in Trouble</em> and the <em>Sex and the City</em> Problem

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Rebecca Ackermann Considers the Fundamental Conservatism of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Novel and Adaptation

By Rebecca Ackermann | February 22, 2023

Hacking It As a Creative in the Tech Vortex

Hacking It As a Creative in the Tech Vortex

Colin Winnette on Immersing Yourself in the Flaws of Your Characters

By Colin Winnette | February 22, 2023

From <em>Ghostbusters</em> to H.P. Lovecraft: A Cultural History of Slime

From Ghostbusters to H.P. Lovecraft: A Cultural History of Slime

Susanne Wedlich on the Manifestation of Paranoia in Film and Books

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