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Marilyn Monroe Was a Voracious Reader, Despite Her Near-Debilitating Imposter Syndrome

Marilyn Monroe Was a Voracious Reader, Despite Her Near-Debilitating Imposter Syndrome

Gail Crowther on the Literary Life of a Pop Culture Icon

By Gail Crowther | May 26, 2026

On Indigenous Rebellion as a Precursor to the American Revolution

On Indigenous Rebellion as a Precursor to the American Revolution

Sarah M.S. Pearsall Discusses the Bloody History of Pontiac‘s War

By Sarah M. S. Pearsall | May 26, 2026

The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders

The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders

Claudia Verhoeven on the Convoluted Notions of Time in the Manson Family

By Claudia Verhoeven | May 26, 2026

The Gays and Their Ghosts: Natalie Adler Recommends Queer Ghost Stories

The Gays and Their Ghosts: Natalie Adler Recommends Queer Ghost Stories

Featuring Henry James, Vernon Lee, Shirley Jackson and More

By Natalie Adler | May 26, 2026

Namwali Serpell and Hanif Abdurraqib on Toni Morrison’s <em>Song of Solomon</em>

Namwali Serpell and Hanif Abdurraqib on Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon

From the New Podcast PASSAGES: On Morrison

By Passages: On Morrison | May 26, 2026

Five Things I Got Wrong in My First Novel, According to My Dad

Five Things I Got Wrong in My First Novel, According to My Dad

Joe Bond on Fact-Checking His Work Post-Publication

By Joe Bond | May 26, 2026

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Everyone is an AI Cop Now: What Happens When an AI-Generated Story Wins a Prestigious Prize

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Does Xi Jinping Really Think China is Athens and the US is Sparta? And is Trump Getting Any of This?

By Andrew Bayliss | May 22, 2026

Villains Are Just More Interesting Than Heroes (and More F*ckable, If We’re Being Frank)

Villains Are Just More Interesting Than Heroes (and More F*ckable, If We’re Being Frank)

Natalie Zina Walschots on Why We‘re More Drawn to the Bad Guys

By Natalie Zina Walschots | May 22, 2026

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Featuring Ali Smith, Ayelet Waldman, Emily LaBarge, and more

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“I Hope to Die Laughing.” On Tom Drury’s <em>The End of Vandalism</em>

“I Hope to Die Laughing.” On Tom Drury’s The End of Vandalism

Ross McMeekin Explores the Ways Fiction Can Help Us Cope With Emotionally Difficult Periods of Life

By Ross McMeekin | May 22, 2026

Manil Suri on Visualizing Your Book’s Narrative Structure

Manil Suri on Visualizing Your Book’s Narrative Structure

The Art of the Book X-Ray

By Manil Suri | May 22, 2026

On Homecoming (and Leaving), Jakarta to New York

On Homecoming (and Leaving), Jakarta to New York

“How silly I was to think that leaving home had fragmented my existence.”

By May Teng | May 22, 2026

Reconsidering Mary McCarthy’s Iconic Friendship Novel <em>The Group</em>

Reconsidering Mary McCarthy’s Iconic Friendship Novel The Group

Rebecca Chace on How McCarthy’s Book Influenced Her Own Work

By Rebecca Chace | May 22, 2026

America’s First War on Drugs Was Also a War on Jazz

America’s First War on Drugs Was Also a War on Jazz

Lisa E. Davis on the Historical Anti-Black Crusade of Law Enforcement and the White Cultural Establishment

By Lisa E. Davis | May 22, 2026

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