The Heavy History of Names: On Political Forgetting and Erasure in India

The Heavy History of Names: On Political Forgetting and Erasure in India

From This Year's Cundill History Prize Shortlisted Title The Loss of Hindustan by Manan Ahmed Asif

By Manan Ahmed Asif | October 8, 2021

Cadwell Turnbull on the Social Realities Behind Speculative Fiction

Cadwell Turnbull on the Social Realities Behind Speculative Fiction

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | October 8, 2021

Ricardo Wilson on the Importance of Interrogating Research

Ricardo Wilson on the Importance of Interrogating Research

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | October 8, 2021

<em>The Archer</em> by Shruti Swamy, Read by Sneha Mathan

The Archer by Shruti Swamy, Read by Sneha Mathan

A Coming-Of-Age Novel Set in Bombay

By Behind the Mic | October 8, 2021

The 25 Most Iconic Book Covers in History

The 25 Most Iconic Book Covers in History

You Probably Already Have One On a T-Shirt

By Emily Temple | October 7, 2021

Disgust: On the Uses and Abuses of the Most Difficult Emotion

Disgust: On the Uses and Abuses of the Most Difficult Emotion

Stephanie Grant Unpacks the Categories of Our Revulsion

By Stephanie Grant | October 7, 2021

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Colin Kaepernick on the Link Between Abolition and Black Liberation

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Joshua Ferris Urges Writers Not to Cower on the Page

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Téa Obreht on Mrs. Danvers, Rebecca’s Lesbian Feminist Hero

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Why Kendrick Lamar is the Most Political Rapper in Modern-Day Pop Culture

Why Kendrick Lamar is the Most Political Rapper in Modern-Day Pop Culture

Miles Marshall Lewis Considers the Compton-Born Rapper's Musical Prowess and Unapologetic Activism

By Miles Marshall Lewis | October 7, 2021

How to Write a Good Fight Scene

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Jeff Bens Unpacks the Literary Mechanics of a Believable Scrap

By Jeff Bens | October 7, 2021

The Primordial Pull of the Truffle, That “Holy of Holies”

The Primordial Pull of the Truffle, That “Holy of Holies”

Rowan Jacobsen on the Ever-Elusive Scent of the Captivating Mushroom

By Rowan Jacobsen | October 7, 2021

How to Be Married, in 16 Simple and Completely F*cking Unrealistic Steps

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Kimberly Harrington Breaks Down the Ridiculous Expectations of Lifelong Partnership

By Kimberly Harrington | October 7, 2021

Evan Osnos on Collective Intervention and Moments of Social Transition

Evan Osnos on Collective Intervention and Moments of Social Transition

This Week from Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | October 7, 2021

Enki Bilal on the Frightening Speed of the Digital Revolution and Finding Meaning in Humanism

Enki Bilal on the Frightening Speed of the Digital Revolution and Finding Meaning in Humanism

Ayşegül Sert Visits the Legends of Today Creator's Parisian Studio

By Aysegul Sert | October 7, 2021

How the Word “Landscape” Helped Change Americans' Relationship to Nature

How the Word “Landscape” Helped Change Americans' Relationship to Nature

Tyler Green on the Emerson-Inspired Language Shift and Its Meaning for Wilderness and Civilization

By Tyler Green | October 7, 2021

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