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Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them?)

Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them?)

William Germano and Kit Nicholls Offer a Brief History of a Familiar Format

By William Germano and Kit Nicholls | October 21, 2020

Nikki Giovanni: Why We Need Poetry

Nikki Giovanni: Why We Need Poetry

From Make Me Rain, a Collection of Poetry and Prose

By Nikki Giovanni | October 21, 2020

Cheap Writing Surfaces and Medieval Bureaucracy Helped Popularize the Alphabet

Cheap Writing Surfaces and Medieval Bureaucracy Helped Popularize the Alphabet

Judith Flanders Explains Why the Alphabet Was Used on a Whim

By Judith Flanders | October 21, 2020

After My Partner's Death, I Discovered the Full Richness of His Poetry

After My Partner's Death, I Discovered the Full Richness of His Poetry

Megan Marshall Remembers Scott Harney

By Megan Marshall | October 21, 2020

Why We're Not Defined by<br> Our Genes

Why We're Not Defined by
Our Genes

Po Bronson in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 21, 2020

On Aoko Matsuda’s Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change

On Aoko Matsuda’s Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change

Polly Barton Reads Where the Wild Ladies Are

By Polly Barton | October 21, 2020

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Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

By Czesław Miłosz | October 21, 2020

Anne Helen Petersen: Should We or Should We Not Burn It All Down?

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On Beauty Standards (and Privilege) in Memoir and Fiction

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"swan"

A Poem in Eight Parts by Andrew McMillan

By Andrew McMillan | October 21, 2020

A Poem by Claude McKay

A Poem by Claude McKay

Featured in Kevin Young's New Anthology of African American Poetry

By Claude McKay | October 21, 2020

Musician Holly Herndon's Alternative Fantasies for the Internet

Musician Holly Herndon's Alternative Fantasies for the Internet

From The Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengräber

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Jami Attenberg: Your Politics Are Always Going to Show Up in the Work

Jami Attenberg: Your Politics Are Always Going to Show Up in the Work

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How Liberal Idealism Has Failed Modern Diplomacy

How Liberal Idealism Has Failed Modern Diplomacy

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A Poem by Angelina Weld Grimké

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Featured in Kevin Young's New Anthology of African American Poetry

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Revisiting Philippa Perry's Parenting Advice from Pre-Pandemic Days

Revisiting Philippa Perry's Parenting Advice from Pre-Pandemic Days

From Damian Barr's Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | October 21, 2020

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