When in Need of the Right Word, Great Writers Simply Make Them Up

When in Need of the Right Word, Great Writers Simply Make Them Up

Ralph Keyes on the Rich Literary History of the Neologism

By Ralph Keyes | March 15, 2021

On Mutual Aid, the Archive, and Uncovering the History of Black Brotherhood

On Mutual Aid, the Archive, and Uncovering the History of Black Brotherhood

Fatima Shaik Considers Her Search Through Economie Journals

By Fatima Shaik | March 15, 2021

Out of the Attic: A Caregiver’s Rage and <em>Jane Eyre</em>

Out of the Attic: A Caregiver’s Rage and Jane Eyre

Kate Washington on Burnout, Marital Roles, and the Feminine Ideals of Victorian Literature

By Kate Washington | March 15, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, March 15th to March 20th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, March 15th to March 20th

Featuring Jacqueline Woodson, Kazuo Ishiguro, 
Patricia Engel, and More

By Rasheeda Saka | March 15, 2021

When It Comes to Email, Corporate America Should Emulate Academia

When It Comes to Email, Corporate America Should Emulate Academia

Cal Newport Recommends Replacing the Endless Pinging
with Office Hours

By Cal Newport | March 15, 2021

On Gabriel García Márquez’s Search for Truth in Nostalgia

On Gabriel García Márquez’s Search for Truth in Nostalgia

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 15, 2021

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  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
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  • The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

Impermanence and Eternity on a Weeklong Walk in the Sahara

By Emergence Magazine | March 15, 2021

The Pain of Suddenly Realizing You’ve Become a Stepmom

By Emma Duffy-Comparone | March 15, 2021

How Gay Activists in 1980s NYC Rallied Police to Their Side

By Elon Green | March 15, 2021

Alan Lightman on Our Obligation to Record the Majesty of the Cosmos

Alan Lightman on Our Obligation to Record the Majesty of the Cosmos

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 15, 2021

The Hidden Cost of Girlhood: What Adults Get Wrong About Adolescent Eating Disorders

The Hidden Cost of Girlhood: What Adults Get Wrong About Adolescent Eating Disorders

Emily Layden on the Secret Lives of Teenage Girls, Mental Health,
and Body Image

By Emily Layden | March 15, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Inside Story: A Novel</em> by Martin Amis

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Inside Story: A Novel by Martin Amis

Carlin Romano on One of the Finalists for Fiction

By Carlin Romano | March 15, 2021

Why It’s Crucial to Model Emotional Intimacy for Boys

Why It’s Crucial to Model Emotional Intimacy for Boys

Emma Brown in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 15, 2021

<em>Act Your Age, Eve Brown</em> by Talia Hibbert, Read by Ione Butler

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert, Read by Ione Butler

An Utterly Delightful Romance

By Behind the Mic | March 15, 2021

How We Planned Our Very First Virtual Bookstore Event in a Matter of Hours

How We Planned Our Very First Virtual Bookstore Event in a Matter of Hours

Jeff Martin on Hosting Erik Larson—on Screen—a Year Ago Today

By Jeff Martin | March 12, 2021

What a Memoir Can Reveal, Even About the Closest of Friends

What a Memoir Can Reveal, Even About the Closest of Friends

Jed Perl on Reading Nick Lyons’s Fire in the Straw

By Jed Perl | March 12, 2021

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