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What’s Next For Nation-States? On the Past, Present and Future of the World As We Know It

What’s Next For Nation-States? On the Past, Present and Future of the World As We Know It

Rana Dasgupta Considers Old and New Possibilities For the Organization of Geopolitical Power

By Rana Dasgupta | May 18, 2026

Navigating the Coming-of-Illness Narrative

Navigating the Coming-of-Illness Narrative

“We need these stories, because they reveal a potent truth: no one is immune to illness and death.”

By Lorraine Boissoneault | May 18, 2026

Alice and Me: How My Struggle With Cancer Mirrored My Protagonist’s

Alice and Me: How My Struggle With Cancer Mirrored My Protagonist’s

Caitlin Shetterly on Grappling With the Uncanny Parallels Between Real Life and Fiction

By Caitlin Shetterly | May 18, 2026

Who Are You Stacey Levine? What Happens When a “Deeply Weird,” (Very) Small Press Novel is a Pulitzer Finalist

Who Are You Stacey Levine? What Happens When a “Deeply Weird,” (Very) Small Press Novel is a Pulitzer Finalist

Max Pearl Gets to Know the Author of Mice 1961

By Max Pearl | May 15, 2026

Lucy Ives Offers a Few Creative Prompts to Knock You Off Kilter

Lucy Ives Offers a Few Creative Prompts to Knock You Off Kilter

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By Adrian McKinty | May 15, 2026

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Chet’la Sebree on How Chronic Illness Forever Altered Her Literary Life

Chet’la Sebree on How Chronic Illness Forever Altered Her Literary Life

“In remodeling my writing practice, I also remodeled who I was, who I could be, as a writer.”

By Chet’la Sebree | May 15, 2026

When a Californian Moves to Montana and Gets Pushback From the Locals

When a Californian Moves to Montana and Gets Pushback From the Locals

Cassidy Gard on Embracing the Heavy Weather in Life

By Cassidy Gard | May 15, 2026

The Turk and The Whore, America’s First Reality TV Couple (c. 1630)

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Alan Mikhail on the Early Origins of the American Family Who Settled in What We Now Know as New York

By Alan Mikhail | May 14, 2026

Hollywood Needs to Stop Hot-Washing Literary Adaptations

Hollywood Needs to Stop Hot-Washing Literary Adaptations

Maris Kreizman on Wuthering Heights, Scarpetta, Vladimir, and an Epidemic of Beautiful People in the Wrong Roles

By Maris Kreizman | May 14, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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Tamiko Nimura Recounts the Process of Crafting Her Memoir, From Idea to Execution

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