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Remembering the Jasmine of Ramallah; Or, How to Write to the Heart of the Matter in a Broken World

Remembering the Jasmine of Ramallah; Or, How to Write to the Heart of the Matter in a Broken World

Ben Ehrenreich on the Impossibility of Narrative Containment

By Ben Ehrenreich | August 8, 2024

On My Attempt to Become a Better Tennis Player By Reading Self-Help Books

On My Attempt to Become a Better Tennis Player By Reading Self-Help Books

Keith Gandal Zen on the Art of Losing Badly

By Keith Gandal | July 31, 2024

Returning to the Scene: What’s Left of Café Loup, Legendary NYC Literary Haunt?

Returning to the Scene: What’s Left of Café Loup, Legendary NYC Literary Haunt?

Erin Edmison Looks Back From Her Customary Spot at the Bar

By Erin Edmison | July 31, 2024

On Lying About Reading, or: How I Learned That Stieg Larsson Is Good, Actually

On Lying About Reading, or: How I Learned That Stieg Larsson Is Good, Actually

Sara Martin Considers the Motivations Behind Our Literary Untruths

By Sara Martin | July 29, 2024

Lost and Found: Why I Almost Quit Journalism (and What Brought Me Back)

Lost and Found: Why I Almost Quit Journalism (and What Brought Me Back)

Lauren Markham: “Becoming lost within my profession helped me find my way back again.”

By Lauren Markham | July 26, 2024

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

How Understanding Her Neurodiverse Protagonist Helped Mathangi Subramanian Understand Herself

By Mathangi Subramanian | July 24, 2024

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George Choundas Ponders How Life Continues In the Face of Senseless Tragedy

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Caroline Carlson on Children’s Books and Escape Artistry

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What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction

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Justin St. Germain Considers the Blurry Borders Between Memory, Memoir and Myth

By Justin St. Germain | July 15, 2024

Crooked Parallels: On Alice Munro, Andrea Skinner, and My Mother’s Failure to Protect Me

Crooked Parallels: On Alice Munro, Andrea Skinner, and My Mother’s Failure to Protect Me

For Jonny Diamond the Separation of the Art From the Artist Isn’t the Question

By Jonny Diamond | July 12, 2024

Envy, Obsession, and Instagram: On My Mental Breakdown at an Esteemed Writing Conference

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Brittany Ackerman Chronicles a Very Short, Very Bad Fellowship

By Brittany Ackerman | July 12, 2024

What the Decentralized Nature of Anonymous Tells Us About Its Power

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Barrett Brown Chronicles the Rise of the Early Internet’s Most Famous Subculture

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