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The Old Streets of Athens: On Living and Dying Away From One’s Homeland

The Old Streets of Athens: On Living and Dying Away From One’s Homeland

Natalie Bakopoulos on the Similarities and Differences Between the Ways She and Her Father Have Experienced Greece

By Natalie Bakopoulos | July 20, 2026

What Our Views of the Elderly Reveal About Our Culture

What Our Views of the Elderly Reveal About Our Culture

Lucy Schiller Considers American Attitudes Towards Aging Alongside Her Own

By Lucy Schiller | July 20, 2026

Chef Nephi Craig on the Power and Importance of Preserving Native Cuisines

Chef Nephi Craig on the Power and Importance of Preserving Native Cuisines

The Culinary Art of Self-Determination

By Nephi Craig | July 20, 2026

More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s <em>Beirut Fragments</em>

More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s Beirut Fragments

“She does not purport to be braver than she felt at any given time. Instead she is honest about her fear.”

By Angela Flournoy | July 14, 2026

When Someone Wants to Publish Your Correspondence With a Famous Writer

When Someone Wants to Publish Your Correspondence With a Famous Writer

Alice Mattison on the Intimacies of Reading Other People’s Letters

By Alice Mattison | July 13, 2026

Quietly Flamboyant: In Praise of Sober Queerness

Quietly Flamboyant: In Praise of Sober Queerness

Jack Parlett Considers the Experiences of Some of His Favorite Artists With Sobriety (Alongside His Own)

By Jack Parlett | July 13, 2026

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Afsheen Farhadi Considers How the Multifaceted Memory of the Infamous Cult Inspired His Debut Novel

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Donovan McAbee on the Gift of Sharing Your Work (at Any Age)

By Donovan McAbee | July 6, 2026

Merci, Marjane: What the <em<Persepolis</em> Author Meant to Me as an Iranian in Exile

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Naz Riahi on Marjane Satrapi’s Art as a Mirror

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How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading

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Brenda C. Wilson Remembers the Start of Her Reading Journey

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My Mother’s Voice: <br>Messages From Tehran

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“I would never blame them. But being around Americans while this country is bombing mine is the last thing I can do.”

By Shohreh Laici | June 24, 2026

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