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Why Does Literature Have So Little to Say About Illness?

Why Does Literature Have So Little to Say About Illness?

Meghan O'Rourke on the Need for More Representation

By Meghan O'Rourke | October 5, 2017

11 Ways of Looking at Pleasure

11 Ways of Looking at Pleasure

"What Happens to Pleasure When You are Already Dead?"

By Alex Lemon | September 14, 2017

When Your Therapist Leaves for Summer Vacation

When Your Therapist Leaves for Summer Vacation

Cree LeFavour on the Patient's August Doldrums

By Cree LeFavour | August 2, 2017

Field Notes From My Dementia

Field Notes From My Dementia

Gerda Saunders on Iris Murdoch, Memory Loss, and Leaving a Record

By Gerda Saunders | June 22, 2017

The Mysteries of the Pancreas: Of the Body, Cancer, and Death

The Mysteries of the Pancreas: Of the Body, Cancer, and Death

"When I learned my mother had pancreatic cancer, I was insufficiently fazed."

By Wendy Call | June 15, 2017

Boxing Through Trauma During the Afghan Civil War

Boxing Through Trauma During the Afghan Civil War

“The doctor said I had seen too many bad things”

By Qais Akbar Omar | May 11, 2017

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Growing Up in Maine's "Cancer Valley"

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Outrunning Eshu: On Finally Seeking Treatment for Depression

By Kim McLarin | April 7, 2017

Walt Whitman's Manly Advice on Travel, Boxing, and Food

By Walt Whitman | April 6, 2017

Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion

Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion

Paul Bloom

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 27, 2016

Brain Orgasm? The Literary World of ASMR

Brain Orgasm? The Literary World of ASMR

Election Stressing You Out? Calm Down With Some Bookish Whispering

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2016

Who Can Speak for the Deaf Community?

Who Can Speak for the Deaf Community?

Sara Nović on the Ongoing Fight for Digital Accessibility

By Sara Nović | October 26, 2016

Lean in, Swipe Right: On Tinder and the Politics of Singledom

Lean in, Swipe Right: On Tinder and the Politics of Singledom

Bridget Read Considers the Future of Sex, and Emily Witt's Future Sex

By Bridget Read | October 13, 2016

But Are You Sure You <em>Want</em> a Baby?

But Are You Sure You Want a Baby?

On a Side-by-Side Reading of Ian McEwan and Belle Boggs

By Lisa Levy | September 23, 2016

Maybe You're Allergic to GMO Corn?

Maybe You're Allergic to GMO Corn?

Caitlin Shetterly on the Creep of Altered Corn in Our Daily Lives

By Caitlin Shetterly | September 21, 2016

Toward New Versions of a Traditional Family

Toward New Versions of a Traditional Family

After Marriage Equality the Next Frontier of LGBTQ Rights...

By Belle Boggs | September 15, 2016

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