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On the Aftermath of Conversion Therapy

On the Aftermath of Conversion Therapy

Davin Malasarn in Conversation With Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez

By Davin Malasarn | May 7, 2026

New York Pastoral: Sitting Outside and Inside With Eileen Myles

New York Pastoral: Sitting Outside and Inside With Eileen Myles

Rosa Campbell Considers the Decades-Long Development of an Iconic Poetic Voice

By Rosa Campbell | May 7, 2026

We Need More Geriatric Heroines: Seven Books About Actually-Old Women

We Need More Geriatric Heroines: Seven Books About Actually-Old Women

Laurie Frankel Recommends Susie Boyt, Tove Jansson, Zadie Smith and More

By Laurie Frankel | May 7, 2026

Where I End, the Writing Begins: What Undergoing Surgery Taught Me About Transcendence

Where I End, the Writing Begins: What Undergoing Surgery Taught Me About Transcendence

Diane Les Becquets: “And I watched those moments unfold before me, as if in real time, and I felt everything.”

By Diane Les Becquets | May 7, 2026

How I Found Myself—and My Next Setting—at the Beach

How I Found Myself—and My Next Setting—at the Beach

Angela Brown on Returning to a Beloved Vacation Spot in Her Most Recent Novel

By Angela Brown | May 7, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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Scott Anderson on the Iranian Revolution

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 7, 2026

The Power of the Stranger as Plot

By Ilona Bannister | May 6, 2026

“Mise en Abyme,” a Poem by Lisa Russ Spaar

“Mise en Abyme,” a Poem by Lisa Russ Spaar

From the Collection Soul Cake

By Lisa Russ Spaar | May 6, 2026

“No One Talked.” On Growing Up Under Brazil’s Military Dictatorship

“No One Talked.” On Growing Up Under Brazil’s Military Dictatorship

Juliet Faithfull Remembers a Childhood Without the Right to Speak Freely

By Juliet Faithfull | May 6, 2026

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on Moving From Resolve to Action, Addressing the Climate Crisis

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on Moving From Resolve to Action, Addressing the Climate Crisis

On Hope and Creating an Ode to Fixing the Planet

By Ayana Elizabeth Johnson | May 6, 2026

Thinking Inside the Box: How Constraints Can Make Us More Creative

Thinking Inside the Box: How Constraints Can Make Us More Creative

“Constraints shut down many possibilities, but stimulate more varied and novel exploration of those that remain.”

By David Epstein | May 6, 2026

What Objects Can—and Should—Reveal About Their Owners

What Objects Can—and Should—Reveal About Their Owners

Rachel F. Seidman on the Importance of Material Culture in Constructing Oral Histories

By Rachel F. Seidman | May 6, 2026

Violaine Huisman on Confronting a Father and Grandfather’s Legacy of Infidelity

Violaine Huisman on Confronting a Father and Grandfather’s Legacy of Infidelity

“These were not secrets in our family. They were simply the weather. They were the condition of life.”

By Violaine Huisman | May 6, 2026

On Making Time to Read <em>War and Peace</em> and Other Great Literary Works

On Making Time to Read War and Peace and Other Great Literary Works

Laura Vanderkam Offers Some Suggestions to Help Meet Your Reading Goals

By Laura Vanderkam | May 5, 2026

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