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Why the Hell Would You Want to Privatize Libraries?

Why the Hell Would You Want to Privatize Libraries?

Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian on the Priceless, Non-Transactional Aspects of Libraries

By Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian | November 22, 2021

Dennis Cooper on the Childhood Accident That Influenced His Writing

Dennis Cooper on the Childhood Accident That Influenced His Writing

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | November 22, 2021

The Life and Times of Iconic Cuban Novelist José Lezama Lima

The Life and Times of Iconic Cuban Novelist José Lezama Lima

Gabriel Pasquini on How a Writer Gets Disappeared—and Rehabilitated

By Gabriel Pasquini | November 22, 2021

Farah Jasmine Griffin on the Lessons and Legacies of Black Literature

Farah Jasmine Griffin on the Lessons and Legacies of Black Literature

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | November 22, 2021

Two By Two: A Reading List of Books That Belong Together

Two By Two: A Reading List of Books That Belong Together

Ian Williams on Authors that Make Good Literary Neighbors

By Ian Williams | November 22, 2021

Authors Are Failing to Tell the Real Stories of West Virginia Women

Authors Are Failing to Tell the Real Stories of West Virginia Women

Sarah Mullens on Abortion and Where Narratives Fall Apart

By Sarah Mullens | November 22, 2021

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“Living in America Is Like Living in an In-Law’s House.” Nawaaz Ahmed on Writing a Queer, Immigrant Story

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 22, 2021

Why Black Women Teachers Should Cultivate and Protect Their Spirituality

By Cynthia B. Dillard | November 22, 2021

Gaurav Bhatnagar on How to Manage Fear in the Workplace

By Keen On | November 22, 2021

Tom Zoellner on <em>Gatsby</em>, Judy Blume, and <em>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</em>

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Rapid-Fire Book Recs From the Author of The National Road

By Book Marks | November 22, 2021

Persephone Books: Finding Space for Women Writers For Two Decades

Persephone Books: Finding Space for Women Writers For Two Decades

On the UK-Based Publishing House-Turned-Bookshop

By Christina Obolenskaya | November 22, 2021

<em>Known and Strange Things</em> by Teju Cole, Read by Peter Jay Fernandez

Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole, Read by Peter Jay Fernandez

Wide-Ranging Essays, Beautifully Narrated

By Behind the Mic | November 22, 2021

“Child, Failure, Old, Dead.” At What Age Are People Unhappiest?

“Child, Failure, Old, Dead.” At What Age Are People Unhappiest?

Bobby Duffy on What It Means to Have Happiness as a Goal

By Bobby Duffy | November 19, 2021

Oral Histories: What is the All-Time Cringiest Episode of <em>The Office? </em>

Oral Histories: What is the All-Time Cringiest Episode of The Office?

The Cast and Creators of the Beloved Show Have Some Opinions

By Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman | November 19, 2021

What I Learned About Myself and the Natural World by Swimming with Sharks

What I Learned About Myself and the Natural World by Swimming with Sharks

Ross Frylinck on the Mysterious Allure of Marine Life

By Ross Frylinck | November 19, 2021

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Featuring the 1619 project, Patricia Highsmith's diaries, a Neal Stephenson cli-fi thriller, and more

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