Writing a Novel Through Illness: On the Inseparability of Body and Mind

Writing a Novel Through Illness: On the Inseparability of Body and Mind

Cai Emmons on Her ALS Diagnosis and Writing as a Reflection of Health

By Cai Emmons | September 15, 2021

Sarah Gilmartin Reads from <em>Dinner Party: A Tragedy</em>

Sarah Gilmartin Reads from Dinner Party: A Tragedy

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | September 15, 2021

When Incarceration Comes Home: On Prison “Reforms” That Still Do Harm

When Incarceration Comes Home: On Prison “Reforms” That Still Do Harm

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | September 15, 2021

<em>Republic of Detours</em> by Scott Borchert, Read by Jonathan Yen

Republic of Detours by Scott Borchert, Read by Jonathan Yen

A Well-Crafted Journey Into America’s past

By Behind the Mic | September 15, 2021

Minal Bopaiah on Equity as the Foundation for Group Success

Minal Bopaiah on Equity as the Foundation for Group Success

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 15, 2021

Colson Whitehead: Why a Heist Novel Was the Best Way to Tell the Story of New York

Colson Whitehead: Why a Heist Novel Was the Best Way to Tell the Story of New York

“I wanted to salute that moment of night and those nighthawks.”

By Dwyer Murphy | September 14, 2021

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Mary Roach on Finding What’s Weird and Wild in Science Stories

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Dana Gioia on Why Ray Bradbury is So Essential

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This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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Why an Early Feminist Advocated for the Right to Divorce

Why an Early Feminist Advocated for the Right to Divorce

Puerto Rican Activist Luisa Capetillo on the Trap of Being a Mother “Who Knows How to Do It All”

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Water, Water Everywhere: Readings on Life’s Essential Ingredient

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By Giulio Boccaletti | September 14, 2021

Edward Glaeser on the Evolution of City Life

Edward Glaeser on the Evolution of City Life

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 14, 2021

Julie Shapiro and Claire Boyle on Reversing Roles for the 64th Issue of McSweeney’s

Julie Shapiro and Claire Boyle on Reversing Roles for the 64th Issue of McSweeney’s

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

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Sarah Thankam Mathews Reads Her Story

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