Phillip Lopate Considers America’s Post-WWII Essay Boom

Phillip Lopate Considers America’s Post-WWII Essay Boom

On the Political, Social, and Literary Forces That Led to a Proliferation of the Genre

By Phillip Lopate | April 5, 2021

Born to Rewild: Jeff VanderMeer on What It Means to Restore Your Own Little Part of the World

Born to Rewild: Jeff VanderMeer on What It Means to Restore Your Own Little Part of the World

The Author of Hummingbird Salamander Talks to Drew Broussard

By Drew Broussard | April 5, 2021

5 Audiobooks for Celebrating the Stories of Trailblazing Women

5 Audiobooks for Celebrating the Stories of Trailblazing Women

James Tate Hill Recommends Elizabeth Blackwell,
Cicely Tyson, and More

By James Tate Hill | April 5, 2021

The Struggle for Empathy Within the Border Patrol’s “Culture of Cruelty”

The Struggle for Empathy Within the Border Patrol’s “Culture of Cruelty”

Todd Miller on the Foundational White Supremacy That Guards America’s Borders

By Todd Miller | April 5, 2021

Revisiting the Work of Frances Burney, “Mother of English Fiction”

Revisiting the Work of Frances Burney, “Mother of English Fiction”

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast
with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 5, 2021

Rick Moody on How a Photograph Can Tell an Entire Story

Rick Moody on How a Photograph Can Tell an Entire Story

Taking a Closer Look Rick Schatzberg’s The Boys

By Rick Moody | April 5, 2021

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Ty McCormick on Refugee Resettlement and One Family's 30-Year Quest for Home

By Keen On | April 5, 2021

On the Rise and Fall of Fictional Rock Stars

By Glenn Dixon | April 5, 2021

Translating Brodsky: On the Undeniable Legacy of George L. Kline

By Cynthia L. Haven | April 5, 2021

Carol Edgarian: We Write from Our Own Urgency, Our Own Questions

Carol Edgarian: We Write from Our Own Urgency, Our Own Questions

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 5, 2021

Arati Kumar-Rao: A River at the Heart of the World

Arati Kumar-Rao: A River at the Heart of the World

This Week on the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | April 5, 2021

<em>The Blizzard Party</em> by Jack Livings, Read by Rebecca Lowman

The Blizzard Party by Jack Livings, Read by Rebecca Lowman

Mystery, Mayhem, and Sci-Fi

By Behind the Mic | April 5, 2021

The Unique Pleasures of Letter-Writing in a Era of Impulsive Interaction

The Unique Pleasures of Letter-Writing in a Era of Impulsive Interaction

Jackie Polzin on the Focused, Private Connections of
Good Correspondence

By Jackie Polzin | April 2, 2021

Why Are Female Stutterers Such a Rarity in Literature?

Why Are Female Stutterers Such a Rarity in Literature?

Sophia Stewart on Merry Levov and American Pastoral

By Sophia Stewart | April 2, 2021

Melissa Febos on How Patriarchy and Capitalism Conspire Against Women

Melissa Febos on How Patriarchy and Capitalism Conspire Against Women

Elizabeth Lothian Talks with the Author of Girlhood

By Elizabeth Lothian | April 2, 2021

Tobey Pearl on Colonial Violence and America’s First Murder Trial

Tobey Pearl on Colonial Violence and America’s First Murder Trial

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | April 2, 2021

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