Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Christopher Ryan on the Transition from Hunter-Gather Societies to So-Called Civilization

By Christopher Ryan | October 1, 2019

Why Give a Rapist a Voice?

Why Give a Rapist a Voice?

Jeannie Vanasco on Writing the Character of Her Abuser

By Jeannie Vanasco | October 1, 2019

Cornel West on the Revolutionary Politics of the Foundry Theatre

Cornel West on the Revolutionary Politics of the Foundry Theatre

"To live in this hell of a world does not trump our capacity to leave a little heaven behind."

By Cornel West | October 1, 2019

Belén Fernández: A Journalist's Life in Exile

Belén Fernández: A Journalist's Life in Exile

The Author of Exile: Rejecting America and Finding the World Talks to Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 1, 2019

Karl Ove Knausgaard on the Writing of Jon Fosse

Karl Ove Knausgaard on the Writing of Jon Fosse

Thoughts on One of Norway's Great Writers, Just in Time
for Nobel Season

By Karl Ove Knausgaard | September 30, 2019

Lauren Groff on the Forgotten Genius of Nancy Hale

Lauren Groff on the Forgotten Genius of Nancy Hale

"The paradox is that one has to read the stories to understand how wrong we have been"

By Lauren Groff | September 30, 2019

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Téa Obreht on Abandoning a 600-Page Novel

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When Will Ben Lerner Admit He's a Novelist?

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In Search of a Black Odysseus: My Father's Journey Home

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Anthony Doerr on Throwing Out All the Rules for Writing a Short Story

Anthony Doerr on Throwing Out All the Rules for Writing a Short Story

“Wait, dog point of view wasn’t allowed?”

By Anthony Doerr | September 30, 2019

On Dog Whistle Politics, Gaslighting, and Other Contemporary Political Tools

On Dog Whistle Politics, Gaslighting, and Other Contemporary Political Tools

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5 Great Island Books That Reimagine <em>The Tempest</em>

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Johanna Stoberock on the Best Reconsiderations of Shakespeare's Classic

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How the Nazis Rose to Power as an Extremist Coalition of the Discontented

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Leslie Jamison: On Weddings

Leslie Jamison: On Weddings

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The 11 Best Book Covers of September

The 11 Best Book Covers of September

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The Writer You've Never Heard of That Made My Book Possible

The Writer You've Never Heard of That Made My Book Possible

Mark Haber on the Life and Writing of Mila Menendez Krause

By Mark Haber | September 27, 2019

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