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The Perpetual Timeliness of <em>Tess of the D'Urbervilles</em>

The Perpetual Timeliness of Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Janet Beard on Reading and Rereading the Thomas Hardy Classic

By Janet Beard | October 21, 2021

Teachers Are Tired of Pretending to Be Okay

Teachers Are Tired of Pretending to Be Okay

TV Washington’s Dispatch from Georgia

By TV Washington | October 21, 2021

The Resilience of Nature Gives Jane Goodall Hope

The Resilience of Nature Gives Jane Goodall Hope

The Legendary Naturalist Talks to Douglas Abrams About Growth, Regeneration, and Survival

By Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams | October 21, 2021

Why <em>Arrival</em> Looks So Different After COVID-19

Why Arrival Looks So Different After COVID-19

Ilana Masad in Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on Open Form

By Open Form | October 21, 2021

Julia Elliott and DaMaris B. Hill on Writing Rural America

Julia Elliott and DaMaris B. Hill on Writing Rural America

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 21, 2021

How Nostalgia Can Hide Dark Political Realities

How Nostalgia Can Hide Dark Political Realities

Andrew Potter Investigates the Nature of Societal Decline

By Andrew Potter | October 21, 2021

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Shadow City, Invisible City: Walking Through an Ever-Changing Kabul

By Taran Khan | October 21, 2021

TaraShea Nesbit on Reckoning With Ghosts, and Returning to the Same Story, Again and Again

By TaraShea Nesbit | October 21, 2021

What the Ancient Greeks Can Teach Us About Innovation

By Keen On | October 21, 2021

Phoebe Robinson on Her New Imprint and Anti-Racism Reading Lists

Phoebe Robinson on Her New Imprint and Anti-Racism Reading Lists

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | October 21, 2021

Rethinking Preschool in a Pandemic Teacher Shortage

Rethinking Preschool in a Pandemic Teacher Shortage

Dayneé Alejandra Rosales on Supporting Educators

By Dayneé Alejandra Rosales | October 21, 2021

How Catherine Raven Got Lucky Enough to Befriend a Wild Fox

How Catherine Raven Got Lucky Enough to Befriend a Wild Fox

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 21, 2021

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Jennifer Egan on Elizabeth Strout, Rumaan Alam on Jonathan Franzen, and more

By Book Marks | October 21, 2021

Robert Draper on the Smoldering Wreck of Foreign Policy Still Alive Today

Robert Draper on the Smoldering Wreck of Foreign Policy Still Alive Today

This Week from Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | October 21, 2021

Politicians Love Punishment—But Does It Actually Reduce Crime?

Politicians Love Punishment—But Does It Actually Reduce Crime?

 Benjamin van Rooij and Adam Fine Examine the Specific Deterrent Effects of Incarceration

By Benjamin van Rooij and Adam Fine | October 21, 2021

Chris Hedges on Teaching Playwriting in Prison

Chris Hedges on Teaching Playwriting in Prison

Writing Exercises, Sincerity, and Amiri Baraka’s Dutchman

By Chris Hedges | October 21, 2021

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