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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

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

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

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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

Why Black Women Teachers Should Cultivate and Protect Their Spirituality

Why Black Women Teachers Should Cultivate and Protect Their Spirituality

Cynthia B. Dillard on the Sacredness of Knowing, Memory, and Inheritance

By Cynthia B. Dillard | November 22, 2021

Gaurav Bhatnagar on How to Manage Fear in the Workplace

Gaurav Bhatnagar on How to Manage Fear in the Workplace

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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>

Tom Zoellner on Gatsby, Judy Blume, and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

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

By Book Marks | November 22, 2021

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  • Mass Mothering
  • Autobiography of Cotton
  • Good People
  • Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone
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Persephone Books: Finding Space for Women Writers For Two Decades

By Christina Obolenskaya | November 22, 2021

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

By Behind the Mic | November 22, 2021

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

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

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

By Book Marks | November 19, 2021

Lights, Camera... Corn: 15 Quintessentially Midwestern Movies to Watch After <em>Fargo</em>

Lights, Camera... Corn: 15 Quintessentially Midwestern Movies to Watch After Fargo

Charlie Berens Recommends Heartland Classics, from Purple Rain to Planes, Trains and Automobiles

By Charlie Berens | November 19, 2021

Plants and Politics: Rebecca Solnit on George Orwell’s Garden

Plants and Politics: Rebecca Solnit on George Orwell’s Garden

This Week on the Radio Open Source Podcast

By Open Source | November 19, 2021

Finding the Language of Interiority in Saint Augustine’s <em>Confessions</em>

Finding the Language of Interiority in Saint Augustine’s Confessions

Roosevelt Montás on Reading—and Teaching—the Story of a Journey to Conversion

By Roosevelt Montás | November 19, 2021

Amor Towles on How Peter Matthiessen Inspired Him To Write

Amor Towles on How Peter Matthiessen Inspired Him To Write

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | November 19, 2021

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