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Ayad Akhtar on the Expectations of Artists

Ayad Akhtar on the Expectations of Artists

The Keynote Address From Last Night's Whiting Awards Ceremony

By Ayad Akhtar | March 30, 2023

Idra Novey: I Didn’t Want to Write an Obituary for Appalachia

Idra Novey: I Didn’t Want to Write an Obituary for Appalachia

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | March 30, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Clint Smith is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Clint Smith is Reading Now and Next

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“Suicidal Thinking is Just Another Kind of Addictive Thinking.” Clancy Martin on Healing Addiction and Suicidal Ideation

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 30, 2023

Therapy... Chickens? Tove Danovich on Finding Comfort in Feathered Friends

Therapy... Chickens? Tove Danovich on Finding Comfort in Feathered Friends

“Some people pour themselves a glass of wine; others stare at chickens.”

By Tove Danovich | March 30, 2023

The Literature of QAnon: From 4chan to January 6, Will Sommer on Reading the Authors of Conspiracy Theories

The Literature of QAnon: From 4chan to January 6, Will Sommer on Reading the Authors of Conspiracy Theories

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By Fiction Non Fiction | March 30, 2023

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The Complicated Emotions of Reading a Poem at the White House

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Joshua Bennett on Reading “Tamara’s Opus” in Front the Obamas

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How Smell—the Most Underrated Sense—Was Overpowered By Our Other Senses

How Smell—the Most Underrated Sense—Was Overpowered By Our Other Senses

Ashley Ward on the Oft-Ignored and Much-Maligned Olfactory Sense

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“Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

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On the Role of Children’s Books Within the Realm of Social Evolution

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