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Is the Original <em>Pinocchio</em> Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

Is the Original Pinocchio Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna on the Italian Author Behind the Beloved (Pre-Disney) Children’s Tale

By John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna | September 14, 2021

How Richard Wright Grappled with Behaviorism, Racism, and Trauma in <em>Native Son</em>

How Richard Wright Grappled with Behaviorism, Racism, and Trauma in Native Son

George Makari on the Phobic World of Wright’s First Novel

By George Makari | September 14, 2021

Dana Gioia on Why Ray Bradbury is So Essential

Dana Gioia on Why Ray Bradbury is So Essential

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | September 14, 2021

Water, Water Everywhere: Readings on Life’s Essential Ingredient

Water, Water Everywhere: Readings on Life’s Essential Ingredient

From Gilgamesh to Climate Science, Giulio Boccaletti Recommends Stories of Water

By Giulio Boccaletti | September 14, 2021

Julie Shapiro and Claire Boyle on Reversing Roles for the 64th Issue of McSweeney’s

Julie Shapiro and Claire Boyle on Reversing Roles for the 64th Issue of McSweeney’s

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | September 14, 2021

The Books That Give Us Chills: On Reading Emotionally

The Books That Give Us Chills: On Reading Emotionally

Veronica Esposito Considers the Power of Art on the Body

By Veronica Esposito | September 13, 2021

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If I Had Loved Her Less: On a Queer Reading of Henry David Thoreau and the Daily Performance of Manhood

By Jennifer Finney Boylan | September 13, 2021

In Celebration of Laurie Colwin’s Lost Manhattan

By Bethanne Patrick | September 13, 2021

Seeking a More Tranquil Mind? Take Horace’s Advice

By Alan Jacobs | September 13, 2021

Mike Palindrome Chooses the Top 10 Literary Centuries

Mike Palindrome Chooses the Top 10 Literary Centuries

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | September 13, 2021

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

Samuel Moyn Considers Prince Andrei, Carl von Clausewitz, and the Rules of War

By Samuel Moyn | September 10, 2021

Maggie Nelson on Criticism, Intentionality, and Pain

Maggie Nelson on Criticism, Intentionality, and Pain

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 9, 2021

7 Novels For Living Out Your Cottagecore Fantasies

7 Novels For Living Out Your Cottagecore Fantasies

Lillie Vale’s Coziest Houses in Fiction

By Lillie Vale | September 9, 2021

Following the Paths of the Wild-Walking Women of the Past, from Nan Shepherd to Georgia O’Keeffe

Following the Paths of the Wild-Walking Women of the Past, from Nan Shepherd to Georgia O’Keeffe

Annabel Abbs on the Literature and Legacy of Women Hikers

By Annabel Abbs | September 9, 2021

Writing Black Essays in White People’s Houses

Writing Black Essays in White People’s Houses

Jill Louise Busby on the Writing Residency Industrial Complex

By Jill Louise Busby | September 9, 2021

Read It and Weep: Margaret Atwood on the Intimidating, Haunting Intellect of Simone de Beauvoir

Read It and Weep: Margaret Atwood on the Intimidating, Haunting Intellect of Simone de Beauvoir

On the French Existentialist's Never-Before-Published Novel

By Margaret Atwood | September 8, 2021

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