On Phone Sex, First Writing Jobs, and Unexpected Teachers

On Phone Sex, First Writing Jobs, and Unexpected Teachers

Lynn Melnick Learns Some Early Lessons About Persistence

By Lynn Melnick | October 3, 2022

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg on Making Amends to Someone Who Can’t Hear Your Apology

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg on Making Amends to Someone Who Can’t Hear Your Apology

"We can’t ever do this hard work alone."

By Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg | September 30, 2022

In Praise of Physical Books: From Symbols of Cultural Capital to... Cultural Relics?

In Praise of Physical Books: From Symbols of Cultural Capital to... Cultural Relics?

George Prochnik on Why Reading Offline Remains Essential

By George Prochnik | September 29, 2022

In Praise of TK: Why the Handy Shorthand Has a Surprising Emotional Hold on Me

In Praise of TK: Why the Handy Shorthand Has a Surprising Emotional Hold on Me

Sophie Vershbow on the Remnants of Past Careers That Stay with Us

By Sophie Vershbow | September 29, 2022

A Brief History of (My) Dark Academia

A Brief History of (My) Dark Academia

"Dark academia is academia’s black swan and shadow self."

By Adrienne Raphel | September 28, 2022

Intimacy and Manipulation: A Reading List of Fictional Diaries

Intimacy and Manipulation: A Reading List of Fictional Diaries

Elizabeth Brooks Recommends Books by E.M. Delafield, Margaret Forster, and More

By Elizabeth Brooks | September 28, 2022

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David Milch on Language and Obscenity in Deadwood

By David Milch | September 28, 2022

How Amnesia Helped Ingrid Rojas Contreras Tell Her Family’s Stories

By Thresholds | September 28, 2022

Annie Ernaux on the “Infinite Lack” in Our Search for Love

By Annie Ernaux | September 27, 2022

Kamila Shamsie on Finding the Perfect Writing Space

Kamila Shamsie on Finding the Perfect Writing Space

“Perhaps there is no such thing as my writing space except wherever I happen to find myself.”

By Kamila Shamsie | September 27, 2022

Six Books That Explore Loss Through Poetic Means

Six Books That Explore Loss Through Poetic Means

Juliet Patterson on Picking Up the Pieces with the Help of Literature

By Juliet Patterson | September 27, 2022

Julia Reed on the Memories Woven Into Well-Worn Clothes

Julia Reed on the Memories Woven Into Well-Worn Clothes

”Years from now when I find them in my closet I will remember what havoc I will have wreaked.”

By Julia Reed | September 26, 2022

Conjuring Family Through Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Conjuring Family Through Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Maren Ellingboe King on Making Classic Midwestern Cuisine for the Modern Era

By Maren Ellingboe King | September 23, 2022

The Difficulty of Writing About Male Intimacy

The Difficulty of Writing About Male Intimacy

Michael Pedersen on Male Friendship and Vulnerability

By Michael Pedersen | September 22, 2022

Malaka Gharib on a Summer in Egypt and Learning to Love Her Stepmother

Malaka Gharib on a Summer in Egypt and Learning to Love Her Stepmother

From her Graphic Memoir, It Won't Always Be Like This

By Malaka Gharib | September 21, 2022

Allure and Illusions: My Seven-Year-Old, Me, and the Cult of Gymnastics

Allure and Illusions: My Seven-Year-Old, Me, and the Cult of Gymnastics

Alison Wisdom Finds Similarities Between an Elite Sport and a Fundamentalist Church

By Alison Wisdom | September 21, 2022

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