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The End of the Idea of Island: On the Extinction of True Isolation

The End of the Idea of Island: On the Extinction of True Isolation

Jill Stoner Ponders the Disappearance of Innocent and Isolated Systems

By Jill Stoner | September 27, 2021

Sandra Cisneros on the Need for Dialogue With the Ones You Love

Sandra Cisneros on the Need for Dialogue With the Ones You Love

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | September 27, 2021

We Owe Our Entire Existence to a Bunch of Long-Necked Mouth-Breathers

We Owe Our Entire Existence to a Bunch of Long-Necked Mouth-Breathers

Elsa Panciroli Looks Deep Into the Fossil Gap

By Elsa Panciroli | September 27, 2021

Wakanda Forever: How the <em>Black Panther</em> Salute Links the Black Community

Wakanda Forever: How the Black Panther Salute Links the Black Community

William Evans on the Light and Legacy of Chadwick Boseman

By William Evans | September 27, 2021

Bargaining a Writing Career for a Father’s Life

Bargaining a Writing Career for a Father’s Life

Christopher Sorrentino on a Year of Literary Success and Personal Cataclysm

By Christopher Sorrentino | September 27, 2021

Sophie Ward on <em>Jane Eyre</em>, <em>Macho Sluts</em>, and <em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em>

Sophie Ward on Jane Eyre, Macho Sluts, and To Kill a Mockingbird

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of Love and Other Thought Experiments

By Book Marks | September 27, 2021

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Why My Favorite Characters to Write Are Often Unsympathetic and Unforgivable

By Askold Melnyczuk | September 27, 2021

Ezra Pound’s Unrepentant Ties With Fascist Italy

By Lauren Arrington | September 27, 2021

Bathsheba Demuth on the Changing Landscapes of the Arctic Circle

By Emergence Magazine | September 27, 2021

Structural Play: 8 Books That Challenge Genre and Style

Structural Play: 8 Books That Challenge Genre and Style

Megan Milks Recommends Kiese Laymon, Sofia Samatar, and Others

By Megan Milks | September 27, 2021

Safety and the City: Why Women Have Never Relied on the Police for Protection

Safety and the City: Why Women Have Never Relied on the Police for Protection

Leslie Kern on Rethinking Systems That Put Women at Risk

By Leslie Kern | September 27, 2021

Mehran Sahami on the Sacrifices We’re Making Because of Big Tech

Mehran Sahami on the Sacrifices We’re Making Because of Big Tech

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 27, 2021

On and Off Stage: The Deep-Seated Bias in the Culture of American Theatre

On and Off Stage: The Deep-Seated Bias in the Culture of American Theatre

Casey Kayser Discusses the Barriers that Hold Women Playwrights Back

By Casey Kayser | September 27, 2021

Rachel Long on the “Unlanguage” of Writing About the Body

Rachel Long on the “Unlanguage” of Writing About the Body

This Week on Otherppl with Brad Listi

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | September 27, 2021

<em>Redemptor</em> by Jordan Ifueko, Read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko, Read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt

The Thrilling Sequel to Raybearer

By Behind the Mic | September 27, 2021

Joshua Prager on the Life of “Jane Roe”

Joshua Prager on the Life of “Jane Roe”

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 27, 2021

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