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On the Darkness, Strangeness, and Unbridled Joy of Children's Books

On the Darkness, Strangeness, and Unbridled Joy of Children's Books

Cara Hoffman Gets Real About Talking Mice

By Cara Hoffman | October 22, 2019

Gary Janetti on Patti LuPone

Gary Janetti on Patti LuPone

The Star at the Edge of Dreams

By Gary Janetti | October 19, 2019

Meme But Not Forgotten: RIP to the Glorious Animals of Our Digital Past

Meme But Not Forgotten: RIP to the Glorious Animals of Our Digital Past

From the Gabs the Dog to Cecil the Lion and More

By Kind Studio | October 18, 2019

Josh Gondelman: Please Stop Trying to Make Dad Shoes Cool

Josh Gondelman: Please Stop Trying to Make Dad Shoes Cool

Let These $950 Sneakers Be the End of the Trend

By Josh Gondelman | September 17, 2019

On Being Mistaken for the Other Elizabeth Ames

On Being Mistaken for the Other Elizabeth Ames

A Progressive Novelist or a Free Marketeer?

By Elizabeth Ames | September 5, 2019

We Have Always Been Plagued by Literary Scammers

We Have Always Been Plagued by Literary Scammers

Narcissistic, Ego-Driven Editors Promising the World? Yup.

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 13, 2019

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38 Americanisms the British Can't Bloody Stand

By Gyles Brandreth | August 12, 2019

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

By Elizabeth Bales Frank | July 23, 2019

20 Ways to Be a Great Literary Citizen, According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

By Adam Ehrlich Sachs | May 23, 2019

Ann Beattie: What to Eat When Your Book Tour Comes to an End

Ann Beattie: What to Eat When Your Book Tour Comes to an End

An Essential Guide, from Newt Soup to Armagnac

By Ann Beattie | May 22, 2019

How to Raise a Strapping, Manly Little Boy (Victorian Edition)

How to Raise a Strapping, Manly Little Boy (Victorian Edition)

"Expose the fetus to a good balance of manly influences while in utero."

By Therese Oneill | April 16, 2019

Simpler Times: Janet Malcolm at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity

Simpler Times: Janet Malcolm at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity

On the Conflation of Liberal Comedy and Political Organization

By Janet Malcolm | February 21, 2019

Elizabeth McCracken: Toward a Unified Theory of the Doughnut

Elizabeth McCracken: Toward a Unified Theory of the Doughnut

In Which the Author of Bowlaway Wonders if One Can Eat a Hole

By Elizabeth McCracken | February 5, 2019

Making Dad Jokes is, in Fact, a Neurological Condition

Making Dad Jokes is, in Fact, a Neurological Condition

James Geary Suggests You Take It Easy on Your Old Man This Holiday Season

By James Geary | December 18, 2018

In Which I, Nathan Englander, Offer Myself Up for Space Force

In Which I, Nathan Englander, Offer Myself Up for Space Force

“I’m Just the Kind of Unqualified Candidate This President Loves.”

By Nathan Englander | August 15, 2018

What If You Win a Comedy Award But Don't Think You're Funny?

What If You Win a Comedy Award But Don't Think You're Funny?

Julie Schumacher, "Funniest Woman in America", on What People Expect of Humor

By Julie Schumacher | August 14, 2018

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