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In Search of the Perfect Piece of Wood

In Search of the Perfect Piece of Wood

Callum Robinson Explores a Generational Legacy of Craftsmanship in Scotland

By Callum Robinson | December 12, 2024

Writers I Have Met; Or, On Learning That Cormac McCarthy Was a Creep

Writers I Have Met; Or, On Learning That Cormac McCarthy Was a Creep

Nathan Deuel Wonders What We Really Need From Our Literary Heroes

By Nathan Deuel | December 11, 2024

Princeton Goes to Prison: Teaching <em>Paradise Lost</em> to Incarcerated Students in New Jersey

Princeton Goes to Prison: Teaching Paradise Lost to Incarcerated Students in New Jersey

Orlando Reade on Privilege, Freedom and the Importance of Reading Disobediently

By Orlando Reade | December 10, 2024

Susan Abulhawa Remembers Refaat Alareer: Poet, Teacher, Husband, Father

Susan Abulhawa Remembers Refaat Alareer: Poet, Teacher, Husband, Father

It Has Been a Year Since Refaat Alareer Was Killed By Israeli Forces

By Susan Abulhawa | December 6, 2024

On World AIDS Day What Does It Mean to Live in a Culture Defined By Virality?

On World AIDS Day What Does It Mean to Live in a Culture Defined By Virality?

Heather McCalden on World AIDS Day, Ribbons, and Viruses

By Heather McCalden | December 2, 2024

“Small But Unforgettable Moments.” What E.B. White Loved About New York City

“Small But Unforgettable Moments.” What E.B. White Loved About New York City

Martha White Remembers Her Grandfather’s Lifelong Relationship With the Big Apple

By Martha White | November 25, 2024

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Leaving Cormac: Life Lessons From My Correspondence with Lee McCarthy

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Gospel of the Many Selves: Jessie Van Eerden on Searching for Home and Herself

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Waking Up Trans in Trump’s America

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They’re Screening an Adaptation of My Novel in an Israeli Settlement, So I’m Boycotting It

They’re Screening an Adaptation of My Novel in an Israeli Settlement, So I’m Boycotting It

Mirza Waheed: “Boycotts are not acts designed to foster exclusion or hatred; they are, in fact, statements of intent.”

By Mirza Waheed | November 13, 2024

A Gesture Larger Than Death: On Bill T. Jones’s AIDS Elegy “Still/Here” at 30

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Jen Benka Considers Art in the Face of Cataclysm

By Jen Benka | November 13, 2024

Fictionalizing Family: On What’s True and What’s Invented About Our Origins

Fictionalizing Family: On What’s True and What’s Invented About Our Origins

Linda Grant: “We are all made up of private family legends, we are all novels in the making.”

By Linda Grant | November 13, 2024

Memories in the Marsh: A Love Letter to Exploring, Studying, and Creating Art in Nature

Memories in the Marsh: A Love Letter to Exploring, Studying, and Creating Art in Nature

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Dorothy Allison, author and force of nature, has died.

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