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

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A Well-Crafted Journey Into America’s past

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Minal Bopaiah on Equity as the Foundation for Group Success

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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

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

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

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

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Is the Original <em>Pinocchio</em> Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

Is the Original Pinocchio Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna on the Italian Author Behind the Beloved (Pre-Disney) Children’s Tale

By John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna | September 14, 2021

How Richard Wright Grappled with Behaviorism, Racism, and Trauma in <em>Native Son</em>

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George Makari on the Phobic World of Wright’s First Novel

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<em>The Art of Patience</em> by Sylvain Tesson, Trans. by Frank Wynne, Read by David Pittu

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