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Why I Hiked the Appalachian Trail Twice—30 Years Apart

Why I Hiked the Appalachian Trail Twice—30 Years Apart

Earl Swift Remembers His Experiences Traversing America’s Mountainous East

By Earl Swift | August 18, 2026

After Six Decades and Thirty Novels Jodi Picoult Was Missing One Thing: A Tattoo

After Six Decades and Thirty Novels Jodi Picoult Was Missing One Thing: A Tattoo

“With age comes the luxury of being unapologetically yourself. A silver lining, if you will, for the silver-haired.”

By Jodi Picoult | August 17, 2026

How Octavia Butler Encouraged Me to Write My Novel

How Octavia Butler Encouraged Me to Write My Novel

“We need your voice.” 

By Clarence A. Haynes | August 14, 2026

Finding My Place in NYC’s Black Punk Scene

Finding My Place in NYC’s Black Punk Scene

James Spooner Explores Identity, Belonging and Race Within the World of Alternative Music

By James Spooner | August 7, 2026

Encountering the Ghost of Ted Hughes in His Childhood Home

Encountering the Ghost of Ted Hughes in His Childhood Home

Jodie Hollander Finds Unlikely Inspiration Writing on Location

By Jodie Hollander | August 6, 2026

Why My 85-Year-Old Friend Has Devoted the Last Years of Her Life to Reading the Ancient Classics

Why My 85-Year-Old Friend Has Devoted the Last Years of Her Life to Reading the Ancient Classics

Seth Kaplan on Encountering True Devotion to Art, For Its Own Sake

By Seth Kaplan | August 6, 2026

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Writing a Novel and Hiking a Mountain Are Pretty Similar, Actually

By Leila Renee | August 6, 2026

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

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The City With a Stroller: Why Babies (and Mothers) Are the Best Flâneurs

By Emily McBride | August 4, 2026

Reckoning with the Long Literary Tradition of Age-Gap Relationships

Reckoning with the Long Literary Tradition of Age-Gap Relationships

Carly Mattox on Half His Age, A Girl’s Story, and Her Own Experience

By Carly Mattox | August 3, 2026

The Tragedy of Loving Sylvia Plath

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Sarai Walker on Obsession, Ownership, and Plath Worship

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What It Means to Come From Appalachian Coal Country

What It Means to Come From Appalachian Coal Country

Emilee Hackney Considers Family History Alongside the Rise and Fall of the Coal Industry

By Emilee Hackney | July 29, 2026

Everything you need to know about the Rachel Cusk/Natalie Portman drama.

Everything you need to know about the Rachel Cusk/Natalie Portman drama.

By Brittany Allen | July 28, 2026

The Old Streets of Athens: On Living and Dying Away From One’s Homeland

The Old Streets of Athens: On Living and Dying Away From One’s Homeland

Natalie Bakopoulos on the Similarities and Differences Between the Ways She and Her Father Have Experienced Greece

By Natalie Bakopoulos | July 20, 2026

What Our Views of the Elderly Reveal About Our Culture

What Our Views of the Elderly Reveal About Our Culture

Lucy Schiller Considers American Attitudes Towards Aging Alongside Her Own

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Chef Nephi Craig on the Power and Importance of Preserving Native Cuisines

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The Culinary Art of Self-Determination

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