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“Everything is Riding on Your Author Photo.” Mary Childs on What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book

“Everything is Riding on Your Author Photo.” Mary Childs on What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book

Or: How to Survive the Metaphorical Oncoming Bus That Is Your Book Launch

By Mary Childs | March 13, 2023

If Doctors Make the Worst Patients, Do Editors Make the Worst Authors?

If Doctors Make the Worst Patients, Do Editors Make the Worst Authors?

Jenny Jackson, Editor-Turned-Debut-Author, Fears So

By Jenny Jackson | March 8, 2023

The Real Star of <em>North by Northwest</em> is Cary Grant’s Suit

The Real Star of North by Northwest is Cary Grant’s Suit

It's More Than a Suit. It's the Star of the Movie. And a Perfectly Indestructible Cultural Force.

By Todd McEwen | March 7, 2023

On the Nerds and Jocks of Yale: Will Schwalbe Revisits the Start of an Unlikely Friendship

On the Nerds and Jocks of Yale: Will Schwalbe Revisits the Start of an Unlikely Friendship

“I was elaborately disguised as someone who didn’t care what other people thought of me.”

By Will Schwalbe | March 2, 2023

“What I Said on My Private Island Was Taken Out of Context!” On Celebrity Apologies

“What I Said on My Private Island Was Taken Out of Context!” On Celebrity Apologies

Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy on Why Bad Celebrity Apologies Are Enraging yet Often Fun

By Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy | January 10, 2023

Nicolas Cage as Dracula! Yes, the trailer for <em>Renfield</em> has arrived.

Nicolas Cage as Dracula! Yes, the trailer for Renfield has arrived.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 5, 2023

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How Humor is the Best Antidote to Theocracy In Both Politics and the Workplace

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The first lines of classic novels as Democratic fundraising email subject lines.

By Jessie Gaynor | November 7, 2022

Alchemizing Those Icky Feelings: Samantha Irby on Turning Anxiety Into Laughter

By Samantha Irby | October 18, 2022

Luke Geddes on Writing with a Sense of Humor

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By I'm a Writer But | October 4, 2022

Was It Ever Possible For One Person To Read Every Book Ever Written (in English)?

Was It Ever Possible For One Person To Read Every Book Ever Written (in English)?

Randall Munroe Provides a Serious Answer To a Very Hypothetical Literary Question

By Randall Munroe | September 13, 2022

Mia Mercado on the Inherent Anxieties in Performing “Niceness”

Mia Mercado on the Inherent Anxieties in Performing “Niceness”

“When I’m nice, who am I being nice to? What am I being nice for?”

By Mia Mercado | August 30, 2022

Guy Delisle on Meeting His Cartoonist Idol, José Muñoz

Guy Delisle on Meeting His Cartoonist Idol, José Muñoz

From Guy Delisle's World Record Holders

By Guy Delisle | August 29, 2022

What Happens When You Offer Grammar Advice to Complete Strangers in the Middle of Manhattan

What Happens When You Offer Grammar Advice to Complete Strangers in the Middle of Manhattan

Ellen Jovin on Spreading the Joy and Empowerment of Language

By Ellen Jovin | July 26, 2022

Executing Funny in Memoir with One of the Most Celebrated Cartoonists of Our Time

Executing Funny in Memoir with One of the Most Celebrated Cartoonists of Our Time

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You couldn’t write a sentence this bad IF YOU TRIED.

You couldn’t write a sentence this bad IF YOU TRIED.

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