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On the Lies We Tell in Fiction

On the Lies We Tell in Fiction

Ruth Gilligan Tells Tales of Cattle Butchers and Ancient Curses

By Ruth Gilligan | November 10, 2020

Genetic Engineering Is a Lot Like Cooking (You Just Have to Be a Genius to Do It)

Genetic Engineering Is a Lot Like Cooking (You Just Have to Be a Genius to Do It)

Po Bronson and Arvind Gupta in Conversation with
Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 10, 2020

Ruha Benjamin on the Tech Workers Refusing to Create Tools of Surveillance

Ruha Benjamin on the Tech Workers Refusing to Create Tools of Surveillance

From the The Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengräber

By The Quarantine Tapes | November 10, 2020

It's Time to Free Ourselves from the Magical Thinking of 'Oilcraft'

It's Time to Free Ourselves from the Magical Thinking of 'Oilcraft'

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | November 10, 2020

<em>Goodnight Beautiful</em> by Aimee Molloy, Read by Full Cast

Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy, Read by Full Cast

Multiple Voices Bring this Thriller to Life

By Behind the Mic | November 10, 2020

<em>Confessions on the 7:45</em> by Lisa Unger, Read by Vivienne Leheny

Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger, Read by Vivienne Leheny

Take a Ride with a Twisty Thriller

By Behind the Mic | November 9, 2020

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In Washington, DC, Celebrating the Eviction of Donald Trump From the White House

By Timothy Denevi | November 9, 2020

So You're Saying Fracking Isn't Even Profitable?

By Underreported with Nicholas Lemann | November 9, 2020

Sir David Attenborough: Nature Shows That Prosperity Doesn't Mean Endless Expansion

By David Attenborough | November 9, 2020

Down the Wormhole with Jonathan Lethem: On Male Complicity and Publishing in a Pandemic

Down the Wormhole with Jonathan Lethem: On Male Complicity and Publishing in a Pandemic

Brian Gresko Profiles the Author of The Arrest

By Brian Gresko | November 9, 2020

Shirley Hazzard's Heroines and the World That<br> Misunderstood Them

Shirley Hazzard's Heroines and the World That
Misunderstood Them

Zoë Heller on the Collected Stories

By Zoë Heller | November 9, 2020

Bryan Washington on Giving His Characters the Capacity for Love, Even When They Don't Have the Language for It

Bryan Washington on Giving His Characters the Capacity for Love, Even When They Don't Have the Language for It

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 9, 2020

Oscar Levant and Oscar Wilde: Masters of Staving Off Melancholy with Wit

Oscar Levant and Oscar Wilde: Masters of Staving Off Melancholy with Wit

David Lazar on Two Wounded Men Who Frustrated Expectations

By David Lazar | November 9, 2020

Your Week in Virtual Events, Nov. 9th to Nov. 15th

Your Week in Virtual Events, Nov. 9th to Nov. 15th

Featuring Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Esi Edugyan, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and More

By Kiki Nicole | November 9, 2020

Poet Vijay Seshadri on Loss and Writing as Therapy

Poet Vijay Seshadri on Loss and Writing as Therapy

The Author of 3 Sections Talks to Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | November 9, 2020

How Claire Malroux's Translations of Emily Dickinson Shaped Her Own Poetry

How Claire Malroux's Translations of Emily Dickinson Shaped Her Own Poetry

Marilyn Hacker on Memory, Materiality, and Family

By Marilyn Hacker | November 9, 2020

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