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Growing Up Alawite in Assad’s Syria

Growing Up Alawite in Assad’s Syria

Loubna Mrie Explores the Intersections of Family, Faith and National History Under Authoritarianism

By Loubna Mrie | March 4, 2026

Why So Many Women Are Writing About Bears

Why So Many Women Are Writing About Bears

Trina Moyles on Challenging a Canon Long Dominated by Men

By Trina Moyles | March 3, 2026

F. Scott Fitzgerald on Battling Insomnia (and a Single Mosquito)

F. Scott Fitzgerald on Battling Insomnia (and a Single Mosquito)

“Life was like that, after all; my spirit soars in the moment of its oblivion; then down, down deep into the pillow...”

By F. Scott Fitzgerald | March 3, 2026

We Are Our Stories: On Heritage, Family and the Importance of Oral History

We Are Our Stories: On Heritage, Family and the Importance of Oral History

“Collect stories as though your life depends on it... And then share them, preserve and nurture them any way you can.”

By Jasmin Iolani Hakes | February 26, 2026

A Day in the Life of an American Paperboy, c. 1974

A Day in the Life of an American Paperboy, c. 1974

James Martin on Navigating the Pitfalls of His First Real Job

By James Martin | February 25, 2026

Why I Don’t Regret the “Pornographic” Scene That Got My Book Banned

Why I Don’t Regret the “Pornographic” Scene That Got My Book Banned

Julia Scheeres on the American Right’s Unslakable Desire to Censor Things

By Julia Scheeres | February 25, 2026

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How Finding My Narrator Brought My Entire Book Together

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Lydia Millet on Censorship, Creativity and the Importance of Continuing the Literary Conversation

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On the Unlikely Origin of <em>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time</em>

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Mark Haddon Recalls the Creative Process Behind His Stylistically Innovative Novel

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Why I Wrote a Middle Grade Book About Religion

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Huda Al-Marashi on Going to Catholic School and the Value of Having Conversations About Religion Early in Life

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