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“We’re the Fools in Charge of Forgiveness.” Steve Almond on the Task of the Social Novelist

“We’re the Fools in Charge of Forgiveness.” Steve Almond on the Task of the Social Novelist

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 4, 2022

Why We Turn to Myths to Untangle Old Problems

Why We Turn to Myths to Untangle Old Problems

Jennifer Saint on Feminist Retellings of Ancient Stories

By Jennifer Saint | May 4, 2022

The Story That Saved Me: On Writing My Way Out of a Life That No Longer Felt Like Mine

The Story That Saved Me: On Writing My Way Out of a Life That No Longer Felt Like Mine

Lauren McBrayer’s Novel Showed up Exactly When She Needed It

By Lauren McBrayer | May 4, 2022

Patrick McCabe Reads from His Psychedelic Novel <em>Poguemahone</em>

Patrick McCabe Reads from His Psychedelic Novel Poguemahone

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By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | May 4, 2022

How to Nurture the Philosopher in All Our Kids

How to Nurture the Philosopher in All Our Kids

Scott Hershovitz in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 4, 2022

Why Quitting Good Ideas Is Often a Winning Strategy

Why Quitting Good Ideas Is Often a Winning Strategy

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Charlie Porter on the Unspoken Language of the Sartorial

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The Untold and Very True Story of <em>The Devil Wears Prada</em>

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Three Poems by N. Scott Momaday

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From Dream Drawings

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Lessons Learned from a Year Listening to the Fictional Octopus in My Head

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Struggling with Disaster—and Language—in the Hebrew Bible

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