Why Did Everyone in the 19th Century Think They Could Talk to the Dead?

Why Did Everyone in the 19th Century Think They Could Talk to the Dead?

Kevin Dann on the Spiritualists of New York City and Beyond

By Kevin Dann | January 5, 2021

Has the Parent Plot Ousted the Marriage Plot in Contemporary Fiction?

Has the Parent Plot Ousted the Marriage Plot in Contemporary Fiction?

Peter Ho Davies Reflects on the New Coming-of-Age Moment

By Peter Ho Davies | January 5, 2021

Can We Stop Underrating<br> Shirley Jackson Now?

Can We Stop Underrating
Shirley Jackson Now?

Benjamin Dreyer Talks to Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols
on Lit Century

By Lit Century | January 5, 2021

The Paradox of Experiencing a Place (Antarctica!) So You Can Write About It

The Paradox of Experiencing a Place (Antarctica!) So You Can Write About It

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | January 5, 2021

A Season to Set the House on Fire: On the End of a Marriage

A Season to Set the House on Fire: On the End of a Marriage

Elaine Bleakney Navigates What Remains

By Elaine Bleakney | January 5, 2021

On the Most Misunderstood <br>Aspect of Yoga

On the Most Misunderstood
Aspect of Yoga

Daniel Simpson Goes Deep Into the Chakras

By Daniel Simpson | January 5, 2021

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What Ancient Stories Can Teach Us About COVID-19

By Keen On | January 5, 2021

Charlie Jane Anders Reads from Victories Greater Than Death

By Storybound | January 5, 2021

Lit Disco’s Best Picks of the Worst Year

By Literary Disco | January 5, 2021

<em>The Kingdom</em> by Jo Nesbø, Read by Euan Morton

The Kingdom by Jo Nesbø, Read by Euan Morton

A Dark and Twisty Norwegian Thriller

By Behind the Mic | January 5, 2021

How to Render Epiphanies in Nonfiction Without Getting Didactic

How to Render Epiphanies in Nonfiction Without Getting Didactic

Randon Billings Noble Considers Moments of Clarity Between the Lines

By Randon Billings Noble | January 4, 2021

What Wave Patterns Can Tell Us About Our Personalities

What Wave Patterns Can Tell Us About Our Personalities

Camilla Pang on High- and Low-Amplitude People

By Camilla Pang | January 4, 2021

On the Early Women Pioneers of Trail Hiking

On the Early Women Pioneers of Trail Hiking

Gwenyth Loose on the Women Who Defied All Expectations

By Gwenyth Loose | January 4, 2021

Can We Bring Extinct Species Back? Should We?

Can We Bring Extinct Species Back? Should We?

Beth Shapiro on the Princeton University Press Ideas Podcast

By New Books Network | January 4, 2021

Stories About Girls, Sex, and Power Are Vital—If We're Brave Enough to Look

Stories About Girls, Sex, and Power Are Vital—If We're Brave Enough to Look

On Watching Cuties, Teaching Lolita, and Moral Panic

By Jerrine Tan | January 4, 2021

"Reading Farrokhzad in a Pandemic"

A Poem by Kaveh Akbar, from Pilgrim Bell

By Kaveh Akbar | January 4, 2021

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