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Writing “Women of a Certain Age.” A Roundtable on Crafting Older Female Characters in Fiction

Writing “Women of a Certain Age.” A Roundtable on Crafting Older Female Characters in Fiction

Lisa Gornick Hosts a Conversation with Julia Alvarez, Fiona Davis, Andrea Lee, and Elizabeth Strout

By Lisa Gornick | November 27, 2023

(Don’t) Watch Your Tongue: Why Swearing Is Fun

(Don’t) Watch Your Tongue: Why Swearing Is Fun

Rebecca Roache on the Titillating Linguistic Taboos of Modern Life

By Rebecca Roache | November 27, 2023

Do You Believe in Magic? On The Timeless Charm of Children’s Books

Do You Believe in Magic? On The Timeless Charm of Children’s Books

Jane Mount Considers the Power of Literary Nostalgia in Creating Art

By Jane Mount | November 27, 2023

The Horrific Factory Fire That Killed Jewish Immigrants and Forced the Garment Industry to Alter Its Practices

The Horrific Factory Fire That Killed Jewish Immigrants and Forced the Garment Industry to Alter Its Practices

Steven Ujifusa on the Notorious Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

By Steven Ujifusa | November 27, 2023

Alice McDermott on Memory as a Mode of Storytelling

Alice McDermott on Memory as a Mode of Storytelling

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 27, 2023

Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro on Origin Stories

Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro on Origin Stories

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | November 27, 2023

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Christopher de Hamel on Caring for Medieval Texts

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Caroline Hardaker on Max Porter, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Yoko Agawa, and More

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One Night at Mable Peabody’s, The Last Gay Bar in Denton, Texas

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Lucas Hilderbrand Explores Queer Culture in the Early Trump Years

By Lucas Hilderbrand | November 22, 2023

The Stars Are Hollow: On <em>Gilmore Girls</em> as “Normporn”

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Frank Falisi on the New Leonard Bernstein Biopic and Its Director-Star Bradley Cooper

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Amy Kurzweil on Text, Image, AI, and Artistic Translation

Amy Kurzweil on Text, Image, AI, and Artistic Translation

“The relationship between a sentence and a related image should be thought of as one of translation.”

By Amy Kurzweil | November 22, 2023

“Then My Friend in Nablus Had a Dream.” New Poetry by Fady Joudah

“Then My Friend in Nablus Had a Dream.” New Poetry by Fady Joudah

“Everyone was fleeing / but he kept with his prayers.”

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K-Ming Chang On Pushing Every Sentence To Its Furthest Point

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