Roots of Stone: Diana McCaulay on Finding Your Story In That of Your Ancestors

Roots of Stone: Diana McCaulay on Finding Your Story In That of Your Ancestors

“The woman in my mind had a certainty about rootedness I had never achieved.”

By Diana McCaulay | February 27, 2025

Ten Essential Novels That Showcase the Rich Literary Culture of the Middle East

Ten Essential Novels That Showcase the Rich Literary Culture of the Middle East

Nussaibah Younis Recommends Nawal el-Saadawi, Kanan Makiya, Saleem Haddad and More

By Nussaibah Younis | February 27, 2025

Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas on Canada Versus Trump

Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas on Canada Versus Trump

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 27, 2025

Dionne Brand on José Saramago’s <em>Seeing</em>

Dionne Brand on José Saramago’s Seeing

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | February 26, 2025

Cult of the Cowboy: Inside the Toxic Adoration of an All-American Obsession

Cult of the Cowboy: Inside the Toxic Adoration of an All-American Obsession

Rachel Wagner on Video Games, Violence and the Enduring Allure of the Vigilante Hero

By Rachel Wagner | February 26, 2025

More than Cosplaying the Past: Andrea Barrett on Learning to Write Fresh Historical Fiction

More than Cosplaying the Past: Andrea Barrett on Learning to Write Fresh Historical Fiction

The Author of “Dust and Light” Shares Her Formative Influences for Using Fact in Fiction

By Andrea Barrett | February 26, 2025

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Matters of the Heart: On Daily Life With a Defective Yet Vital Organ

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The Rise of Ronald Reagan, a Product of California

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An Invisibility Cloak of the Self: Jane Tara on Being Told She Was Going Blind in Her Forties

An Invisibility Cloak of the Self: Jane Tara on Being Told She Was Going Blind in Her Forties

The Author of “Tilda Is Visible” Reflects on the World Before and After a Startling Vision Misdiagnosis

By Jane Tara | February 26, 2025

Meghan O’Rourke on the Glitzy Bits

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In Conversation with Merve Emre on “The Critic and Her Publics”

By The Critic and Her Publics | February 25, 2025

Tracing America’s Obsession With Conspiracy Theories Back to Its Founding

Tracing America’s Obsession With Conspiracy Theories Back to Its Founding

Andrew Lawler on the Revolutionary Roots of a Corrosive National Pastime

By Andrew Lawler | February 25, 2025

The Literary Favor Economy: In Praise of the Oft-Maligned Book Blurb

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Ada Calhoun on Finding Community as a Professional Writer

By Ada Calhoun | February 25, 2025

In Praise of <em>Wonder Boys</em> (Both the Book AND the Movie)

In Praise of Wonder Boys (Both the Book AND the Movie)

Ed Simon on Michael Chabon’s Iconic Campus Novel at 30

By Ed Simon | February 25, 2025

On Being Mentored by a Chinese Woman Writer Who Lived a Thousand Years Ago

On Being Mentored by a Chinese Woman Writer Who Lived a Thousand Years Ago

Wendy Chen Considers What Translating Li Qingzhao Taught Her About Her Own Work

By Wendy Chen | February 25, 2025

Omar El Akkad on Genocide, Complicit Liberals, and the Terrible Wrath of the West

Omar El Akkad on Genocide, Complicit Liberals, and the Terrible Wrath of the West

Dan Sheehan Talks to the Author of “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”

By Dan Sheehan | February 25, 2025

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