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On Becoming a Writer in the Middle of War

On Becoming a Writer in the Middle of War

Hanan al-Shaykh on Arab Feminism, Pigeonholing Women Writers, and More

By Hanan al-Shaykh | June 5, 2019

What Silent Film Taught Me About Storytelling

What Silent Film Taught Me About Storytelling

Dominic Smith on the Power of an Obsolete Art Form

By Dominic Smith | June 4, 2019

Jill Lepore on Early American Ideas of Nationalism

Jill Lepore on Early American Ideas of Nationalism

"Inevitably, the age of national bootblacks and national oyster houses and national blacksmiths produced national history books."

By Jill Lepore | June 4, 2019

<em>Deadwood</em>, TV’s Most Literary Show, Gets Its Rightful Foul-Mouthed Send-Off

Deadwood, TV’s Most Literary Show, Gets Its Rightful Foul-Mouthed Send-Off

Tyler Malone on How a Series Should End

By Tyler Malone | June 4, 2019

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

In Which Magic Abounds

By Emily Temple | June 4, 2019

The Cold War Love Story of a Would-Be Travel Writer/Almost-Spy

The Cold War Love Story of a Would-Be Travel Writer/Almost-Spy

Thomas Swick's Tough Choices in 1978 Warsaw

By Thomas Swick | June 4, 2019

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  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

How Do We Reclaim American Cities for People Who Walk?

By Antonia Malchik | June 4, 2019

On the Role of Black Women in the Struggle for Suffrage

By Kate Lemay | June 4, 2019

15 Books You Should Read This June

By Literary Hub | June 3, 2019

Pablo Neruda's Life as a Struggling Poet in Sri Lanka

Pablo Neruda's Life as a Struggling Poet in Sri Lanka

A Young Poet's Adventures in the Foreign Service

By Jamie James | June 3, 2019

A Kafkaesque List of Things Described as Kafkaesque

A Kafkaesque List of Things Described as Kafkaesque

"Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life."

By Emily Temple | June 3, 2019

The Dark Side of the <br>Chinese Dream

The Dark Side of the
Chinese Dream

Ma Jian on the Short Path from Utopia to Dystopia

By Ma Jian | June 3, 2019

Philippe Petit Meditates on His Life Walking the High Wire

Philippe Petit Meditates on His Life Walking the High Wire

Glimpses of the Finite and Infinite, As Translated by Paul Auster

By Philippe Petit | June 3, 2019

New York City in the 1930s, As Seen Through the Lens of Berenice Abbott

New York City in the 1930s, As Seen Through the Lens of Berenice Abbott

From a New Compilation of Her Work

By Berenice Abbott | June 3, 2019

What It's Like to Teach Writing When Everyone's a Writer

What It's Like to Teach Writing When Everyone's a Writer

Janet Burroway Revisits Her Classic Book for Creative Writing Students

By Janet Burroway | June 3, 2019

'Parlor Music,' <br>A Poem by Devin Johnston

'Parlor Music,'
A Poem by Devin Johnston

From the Collection Mosses and Lichens

By Devin Johnston | June 3, 2019

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