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A Close Reading of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Counting-Out Rhyme”

A Close Reading of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Counting-Out Rhyme”

Cecily Parks on the Ceremony and Intimacy of a Classic American Poem

By Cecily Parks | November 24, 2025

Tracy K. Smith on the Spiritual and the Poetic

Tracy K. Smith on the Spiritual and the Poetic

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Susan Orlean on Writing the Story of a Life Well Lived

Susan Orlean on Writing the Story of a Life Well Lived

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By Memoir Nation | November 24, 2025

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 5*

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 5*

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Giving Up on The New York Times and Remembering Literary Twitter on The Lit Hub Podcast

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On the Death of Tech Idealism (and Rise of the Homeless) in Northern California

On the Death of Tech Idealism (and Rise of the Homeless) in Northern California

“It’s as though the city feels it’s been invaded by the unhoused. But turn San José inside out and it’s a giant homeless camp being invaded by a city.”

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On the Many—and Contradictory—Histories of Mt. Rushmore

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Amid the MAHA Anti-Vaxxers at the Texas Book Festival

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“Books are not fact-checked. Books are the perfect medium for grifters.”

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Pygmalion’s Chatbot: Vanessa Chang on Intimacy in the Age of AI

Pygmalion’s Chatbot: Vanessa Chang on Intimacy in the Age of AI

“Our yearning for seamless connection doesn’t deepen human attachment; it powers the architectures of corporate control.”

By Vanessa Chang | November 20, 2025

On the Venerated—and Exploited—Legacy of Anne Frank

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How the Psychological Burden of Debt Impacts Our Physical Health

How the Psychological Burden of Debt Impacts Our Physical Health

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Madeleine Arenivar on the Rhythm of Translation, Preserving Poetic Language, and Letting a Novel’s Voice Shine

Madeleine Arenivar on the Rhythm of Translation, Preserving Poetic Language, and Letting a Novel’s Voice Shine

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By Lily Meyer | November 20, 2025

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