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Gerald Stern on the Accidental Beginnings of Poems

Gerald Stern on the Accidental Beginnings of Poems

“Every poem worth its salt was unpredicted and has its genesis at a low point in the poet’s journey.”

By Gerald Stern | January 6, 2023

Why 2023 Probably Won’t Bring an End to the War in Ukraine

Why 2023 Probably Won’t Bring an End to the War in Ukraine

Angela Stent in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 6, 2023

Annalee Newitz on Writing Stories That Reveal a Pathway Out of Dark Times

Annalee Newitz on Writing Stories That Reveal a Pathway Out of Dark Times

In Conversation with Brenda Noiseux and Rob Wolf on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | January 6, 2023

Midnight in America? Why the Coming Crisis in the Republic Offers Hope For a Better Future

Midnight in America? Why the Coming Crisis in the Republic Offers Hope For a Better Future

Jared Yates Sexton in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 6, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Merve Emre on Roald Dahl, Sam Adler-Bell on John le Carré, and More

By Book Marks | January 5, 2023

Kashana Cauley on How the Black Panthers Inspired Our Modern Gun Control Movement

Kashana Cauley on How the Black Panthers Inspired Our Modern Gun Control Movement

This Week on The Maris Review

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How Mussolini's Legacy Lives on in Both the Public and Private Spheres

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Life Advice for Book Lovers: “My husband is really not into reading books.”

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Brotherless Night & Friends: V.V. Ganeshananthan with Curtis Sittenfeld and Whitney Terrell on Editing A Work in Progress

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 5, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Parini Shroff is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Parini Shroff is Reading Now and Next

Zadie Smith, Susan Choi, Lily King and More

By Diana Arterian | January 5, 2023

21 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward to in 2023

21 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward to in 2023

Featuring Writing by Ann Leckie, Kelly Link, Victor LaValle, Arkady Martine, and Many More

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On Translation and the (Temporary) Inheritance of Trauma

On Translation and the (Temporary) Inheritance of Trauma

Yardenne Greenspan Considers What It Means to Truly Inhabit an Author’s Work

By Yardenne Greenspan | January 4, 2023

Searching For Home with Samuel Beckett

Searching For Home with Samuel Beckett

"It’s possible that carrying around cracks in the first foundation... helps a person accept a cosmos flawed at its core."

By Ken Babstock | January 4, 2023

Why I Had to Get Older to Write About Youth

Why I Had to Get Older to Write About Youth

Allegra Goodman on Finding the Necessary Distance to Write up Close

By Allegra Goodman | January 4, 2023

On Transforming Oral History Into Historical Fiction

On Transforming Oral History Into Historical Fiction

Aanchal Malhotra Tells the Story of Indian Partition

By Aanchal Malhotra | January 4, 2023

Chris Belcher on Blurring the Lines Between Sex Work and Academia

Chris Belcher on Blurring the Lines Between Sex Work and Academia

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 4, 2023

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