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Hateful Fictions: Siri Hustvedt on the Weaponization of Free Speech

Hateful Fictions: Siri Hustvedt on the Weaponization of Free Speech

“Hate speech renders dialogue impossible.”

By Siri Hustvedt | August 11, 2021

In Praise of the Info Dump: A Literary Case for Hard Science Fiction

In Praise of the Info Dump: A Literary Case for Hard Science Fiction

Daniel LoPilato on Greg Egan’s Diaspora and the Limits of Literary Realism

By Daniel LoPilato | August 11, 2021

On Bafflement: Reflections on Marilynne Robinson and the Theology of Skateboarding

On Bafflement: Reflections on Marilynne Robinson and the Theology of Skateboarding

Kyle Beachy Digs Into the Mysteries of Existence

By Kyle Beachy | August 11, 2021

How to Say Goodbye: Cecily Strong’s Eulogy For Her Beloved Cousin Owen

How to Say Goodbye: Cecily Strong’s Eulogy For Her Beloved Cousin Owen

The Saturday Night Live Cast Member Honors the Joyous Life of a Late Family Member

By Cecily Strong | August 11, 2021

Women’s Memoirs at the Intersection of Chronic Illness, Mental Illness, Addiction, and Trauma

Women’s Memoirs at the Intersection of Chronic Illness, Mental Illness, Addiction, and Trauma

Eleanor Henderson Recommends Work by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, Sarah Manguso, and More

By Eleanor Henderson | August 11, 2021

Thereness on the Outer Banks: On Landscape in Literature

Thereness on the Outer Banks: On Landscape in Literature

Angel Khoury Considers What It Means to Evoke a Place

By Angel Khoury | August 11, 2021

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Remembering the Artists Who Were Among the Early Victims of Nazi Death Camps

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What is This Music? “Drill Isn’t a Genre, It’s an Aesthetic Stance.”

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Mary Ruefle on How Art Exploded Her World

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Nghi Vo, Shelley Parker-Chan, and Stephanie Ybarra on Interrogating the Canon of Sci-Fi and Fantasy

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Emily Oster: In Praise of Parenting with Data

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 11, 2021

On the 1983 Newbery Book That Should Be Left by the Wayside

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By NewberyTart | August 11, 2021

Zakiya Dalila Harris on the Commodification of Blackness, in Publishing and Beyond

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<em>The Living Sea of Waking Dreams</em> by Richard Flanagan, Read by Essie Davis

The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan, Read by Essie Davis

A Powerhouse Performance

By Behind the Mic | August 11, 2021

Was <em>Bridget Jones's Diary</em> the First Internet Novel?

Was Bridget Jones's Diary the First Internet Novel?

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By Emily Temple | August 10, 2021

The White Christian Nationalism Behind the Worst Terrorist Attack in American History

The White Christian Nationalism Behind the Worst Terrorist Attack in American History

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