The Mermaid, C'est Moi: Rewriting the Story of a Universal Myth

The Mermaid, C'est Moi: Rewriting the Story of a Universal Myth

Monique Roffey on Creating a Feminist Version of a Male Fantasy

By Monique Roffey | March 21, 2022

The Revelation of Reading Toni Morrison in Moscow

The Revelation of Reading Toni Morrison in Moscow

Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry on the World Expanding Experience of The Bluest Eye

By Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry | March 21, 2022

What Can Superhero Stories Do For Us In 2022?

What Can Superhero Stories Do For Us In 2022?

Peter Kalu on the Origins Stories That Made Him Who He Is

By Peter Kalu | March 21, 2022

The Essential Value—and Deep Cost—of Reporting From War

The Essential Value—and Deep Cost—of Reporting From War

Dan O’Brien on His Friendship With Conflict Journalist Paul Watson

By Dan O'Brien | March 18, 2022

Telling the Story of (the Real) Greenwich Village

Telling the Story of (the Real) Greenwich Village

Michele Herman on a Disappearing Way of Life

By Michele Herman | March 18, 2022

Diana Abu-Jaber on How Life Begins Each Time You Find a New Place

Diana Abu-Jaber on How Life Begins Each Time You Find a New Place

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | March 18, 2022

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On Apocalypse Art, Climate Divination, and The Blob

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Liz Scheier on Comedy as a Survival Skill

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Lily Dunn Reads from Her Memoir, <em>Sins of My Father</em>

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No Place You’d Want to Go: On Writing About Flint

No Place You’d Want to Go: On Writing About Flint

Kelsey Ronan Considers the Stories of a Home That Broke Her Heart

By Kelsey Ronan | March 15, 2022

Diana Abu-Jaber: “Among the Bedouins, a Knife is Never Just a Knife.”

Diana Abu-Jaber: “Among the Bedouins, a Knife is Never Just a Knife.”

On Nourishment, Betrayal, and Finding Family Histories

By Diana Abu-Jaber | March 15, 2022

Maya Lee on the Unique and Fraught Position Her Mother Held During the Holocaust

Maya Lee on the Unique and Fraught Position Her Mother Held During the Holocaust

“You could lose your own life to a bored or disgruntled guard.”

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How a Secret Becomes a Story: Melissa Fu on the Importance of Listening to Elders

How a Secret Becomes a Story: Melissa Fu on the Importance of Listening to Elders

“There was a sense I had to write this story now. A sense that time was running out.”

By Melissa Fu | March 15, 2022

How To Leave the World Behind: On the Dreams of Utopian Groupies

How To Leave the World Behind: On the Dreams of Utopian Groupies

Adrian Shirk Considers the Perpetual American Desire for Better Worlds

By Adrian Shirk | March 14, 2022

Making Space for Mistakes and Experiments, in Marriage and Writing

Making Space for Mistakes and Experiments, in Marriage and Writing

Francesco Pacifico on Writing (and Revising) Female Characters

By Francesco Pacifico | March 14, 2022

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