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Planning for the End of the World (Or: Hopelessness as Superstition)

Planning for the End of the World (Or: Hopelessness as Superstition)

Bethany Ball is a Little Preoccupied with Complete and Universal Devastation

By Bethany Ball | October 12, 2021

Joshua Bennett on Fatherhood: “We Do Not Live Forever. But We Do Live On.”

Joshua Bennett on Fatherhood: “We Do Not Live Forever. But We Do Live On.”

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By Joshua Bennett | October 12, 2021

The Grief of Displacement: On Being a Child in a Refugee Camp

The Grief of Displacement: On Being a Child in a Refugee Camp

Mondiant Dogon Considers the Experience of Collective Suffering

By Mondiant Dogon with Jenna Krajeski | October 12, 2021

The Myth of True Love Hurts Us All—Especially Women

The Myth of True Love Hurts Us All—Especially Women

Jen Winston on the True Love Industrial Complex and the Rejuvenating Power of Queerness

By Jen Winston | October 8, 2021

The Story Behind <em>The Snake Pit</em>, Mary Jane Ward’s Dark Comic Masterpiece

The Story Behind The Snake Pit, Mary Jane Ward’s Dark Comic Masterpiece

Larry Lockridge on His Cousin’s Novel and His Family’s History of Mental Illness and Literary Talent

By Larry Lockridge | October 8, 2021

Disgust: On the Uses and Abuses of the Most Difficult Emotion

Disgust: On the Uses and Abuses of the Most Difficult Emotion

Stephanie Grant Unpacks the Categories of Our Revulsion

By Stephanie Grant | October 7, 2021

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Diane di Prima Remembers Her Friend Freddie Herko

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Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

“A novel often serves as a site of contention for different viewpoints.”

By Amitava Kumar | October 5, 2021

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Sara Davidson on the Ten Lessons She Learned

By Sara Davidson | October 5, 2021

On Racial Injustice and the False Promise of Police Reforms

On Racial Injustice and the False Promise of Police Reforms

Derecka Purnell Unpacks the Drive to Seek Justice

By Derecka Purnell | October 5, 2021

In Search of My Family’s Faroese Stories

In Search of My Family’s Faroese Stories

Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen on Grief and Finding One’s Culture

By Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen | October 5, 2021

Nadifa Mohamed on the Long, Strange Journey of Her Uncle Kettle

Nadifa Mohamed on the Long, Strange Journey of Her Uncle Kettle

“My sense of belonging to Hargeisa, the city of my birth but not his, has dissipated in his absence.”

By Nadifa Mohamed | October 4, 2021

Notes From a Cairo Bookseller

Notes From a Cairo Bookseller

Nadia Wassef Reflects on Owning the First Modern Egyptian Bookstore of its Kind

By Nadia Wassef | October 4, 2021

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

French-Algerian Author Faïza Guène Considers Her Relationship to the Iconic Elephant

By Faїza Guène and Sarah Ardizzone | October 4, 2021

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