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Why Did I Wait So Long to Read Jane Austen?

Why Did I Wait So Long to Read Jane Austen?

Joshua Raff on His Pandemic Jane-Quest

By Joshua Raff | May 13, 2021

On the Care and Keeping of Mythological Apparitions

On the Care and Keeping of Mythological Apparitions

Sean Flynn Sets Out to Purchase Some Peafowl

By Sean Flynn | May 13, 2021

Tayari Jones on <em>The Women of Brewster Place</em>, Nearly Forty Years Later

Tayari Jones on The Women of Brewster Place, Nearly Forty Years Later

Reconsidering a Watershed Moment
of Black Storytelling

By Tayari Jones | May 13, 2021

A Lifetime of Luminous Poetry: Nandana Dev Sen on Translating the Work of Her Mother, Nabaneeta

A Lifetime of Luminous Poetry: Nandana Dev Sen on Translating the Work of Her Mother, Nabaneeta

“She had a profound and primal need for poetry, not only as a way to cope, but as a way of forming herself.”

By Nandana Dev Sen | May 13, 2021

Here are the winners of Publishing Triangle’s 33rd annual Triangle Awards.

Here are the winners of Publishing Triangle’s 33rd annual Triangle Awards.

By Walker Caplan | May 12, 2021

Following the Vita Sackville-West School of Gardening

Following the Vita Sackville-West School of Gardening

Marc Hamer on Growing Roses (and Aphids)

By Marc Hamer | May 12, 2021

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What Will the Literature of Motherhood Look Like After COVID?

By Ashley Nelson Levy | May 12, 2021

On Finally Finding a Home Where the Outsiders Are In

By Jessica Anya Blau | May 12, 2021

How Pretty in Pink Star Andrew McCarthy Became an (Unlikely) Teen Heartthrob

By Andrew McCarthy | May 11, 2021

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and <em>The Secret to Superhuman Strength</em>

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Author of Fun Home Discusses Writing Beyond Language

By Corinne Segal | May 10, 2021

Reckoning with the Impact of the Camorra on My Family’s Livelihood

Reckoning with the Impact of the Camorra on My Family’s Livelihood

John Domini on Life Within “The System” in Naples

By John Domini | May 10, 2021

The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

Sarah Sentilles: “I was an animal in my grief. Wild. Ready to protect my young, but I didn’t have any.”

By Sarah Sentilles | May 10, 2021

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

Anna Dorn Tries to Stay Out of the Family Business

By Anna Dorn | May 10, 2021

Marching the Streets of San Francisco With Novelist and Activist, Kay Boyle

Marching the Streets of San Francisco With Novelist and Activist, Kay Boyle

Marianne Goldsmith on the Hero Whose Name We Should All Know

By Marianne Goldsmith | May 7, 2021

A Lasting Gift: Remembering My Friend Kim Chernin

A Lasting Gift: Remembering My Friend Kim Chernin

Gail Reitano on the Life and Career of a Beloved Mentor and Kindred Spirit

By Gail Reitano | May 7, 2021

Greta Lee will write and star in A24's TV adaptation of Cathy Park Hong’s <em>Minor Feelings</em>.

Greta Lee will write and star in A24's TV adaptation of Cathy Park Hong’s Minor Feelings.

By Walker Caplan | May 6, 2021

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