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On Beauty Standards (and Privilege) in Memoir and Fiction

On Beauty Standards (and Privilege) in Memoir and Fiction

The Reading Women Podcast Discusses Carly Findlay and Frances Cha

By Reading Women | October 21, 2020

"swan"

A Poem in Eight Parts by Andrew McMillan

By Andrew McMillan | October 21, 2020

A Poem by Claude McKay

A Poem by Claude McKay

Featured in Kevin Young's New Anthology of African American Poetry

By Claude McKay | October 21, 2020

Musician Holly Herndon's Alternative Fantasies for the Internet

Musician Holly Herndon's Alternative Fantasies for the Internet

From The Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengräber

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 21, 2020

Jami Attenberg: Your Politics Are Always Going to Show Up in the Work

Jami Attenberg: Your Politics Are Always Going to Show Up in the Work

In Conversation with Courtney Balestier on the WMFA Podcast

By WMFA | October 21, 2020

How Liberal Idealism Has Failed Modern Diplomacy

How Liberal Idealism Has Failed Modern Diplomacy

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By New Books Network | October 21, 2020

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A Poem by Angelina Weld Grimké

By Angelina Weld Grimké | October 21, 2020

Revisiting Philippa Perry's Parenting Advice from Pre-Pandemic Days

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Adapted by Kate McAll, Read by Full Cast

By Behind the Mic | October 21, 2020

Marlon James: On the Power of Myth in Neil Gaiman’s Fiction

Marlon James: On the Power of Myth in Neil Gaiman’s Fiction

"He is a myth-maker, but also a dream restorer."

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Navigating Crisis: On Asian American Solidarity in a Post-Covid America

Navigating Crisis: On Asian American Solidarity in a Post-Covid America

Daniel Tam-Claiborne on Alexander Chee, Jenny Zhang, and Writing Difference Through Dialogue

By Daniel Tam-Claiborne | October 20, 2020

Why Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life

Why Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life

From Lit Century: 100 Years, 100 Books, a Podcast Hosted by Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

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"Psalm Under Seige"

A Poem by Khaled Mattawa

By Khaled Mattawa | October 20, 2020

Michael Walzer on the Origins of Political Resentment

Michael Walzer on the Origins of Political Resentment

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By New Books Network | October 20, 2020

When a Young Malcolm X Addressed a Hartford Housing Project

When a Young Malcolm X Addressed a Hartford Housing Project

Bringin the Nation of Islam's Teachings to a Working-Class Community

By Les Payne and Tamara Payne | October 20, 2020

A Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar

A Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Featured in Kevin Young's New Anthology of African American Poetry

By Paul Laurence Dunbar | October 20, 2020

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