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Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

"We go to books for solace, and for proof, to begin again at the beginning."

By Beth Kephart | November 16, 2023

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

"This spring, I fell in love with John Gower, who died in 1408."

By Katherine Churchill | November 15, 2023

Extreme Ithacans: James Elkins on the Joy of Immersion in a Place

Extreme Ithacans: James Elkins on the Joy of Immersion in a Place

Remembrances of a Childhood Spent in Exploration

By James Elkins | November 15, 2023

Sacred Space: Why Libraries Are Essential to Incarcerated Writers

Sacred Space: Why Libraries Are Essential to Incarcerated Writers

Warren Bronson on Reading Within Prison Walls

By Warren Bronson | November 14, 2023

Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

History, Mythology and Literature Say No

By Helena de Bres | November 8, 2023

How Two Versions of a Family Story Sparked a Writer's Quest for Truth

How Two Versions of a Family Story Sparked a Writer's Quest for Truth

Grace Elizabeth Hale Explores Racial Violence and Individual and Collective Complicity in the American South

By Grace Elizabeth Hale | November 8, 2023

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Love and Looking: On What We (Don't) See Together

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The Call of the Void: Hannah Lillith Assadi on Losing Home, Identity, and Her Father

The Call of the Void: Hannah Lillith Assadi on Losing Home, Identity, and Her Father

"What it is I have inherited from him more profoundly: his Palestinian-ness or his propensity to fall?"

By Hannah Lillith Assadi | November 2, 2023

A Palestinian Meditation in a Time of Annihilation

A Palestinian Meditation in a Time of Annihilation

Thirteen Maqams for an Afterlife

By Fady Joudah | November 1, 2023

Consider the Words: On Translating <em>Infinite Jest</em> into Farsi

Consider the Words: On Translating Infinite Jest into Farsi

Moeen Farrokhi Recalls Grieving a Mentor While Traversing a Linguistic Labyrinth

By Moeen Farrokhi | November 1, 2023

“AI, Ain’t I A Woman?” On the Blindness and Limitations of Artificial Intelligence

“AI, Ain’t I A Woman?” On the Blindness and Limitations of Artificial Intelligence

Joy Buolamwini Exposes the Race and Gender Bias of an Emerging Technology

By Joy Buolamwini | November 1, 2023

Roz Chast, Like All of Us, Has Recurring Dreams

Roz Chast, Like All of Us, Has Recurring Dreams

From Her New Graphic Memoir I Must Be Dreaming

By Roz Chast | October 25, 2023

Panacea or Problematic Hype?: The Uncertain Promises of Ketamine Therapy

Panacea or Problematic Hype?: The Uncertain Promises of Ketamine Therapy

Andy Mitchell on Psychedelics and the FDA's Controversial Shift in Defining Clinical Depression

By Andy Mitchell | October 25, 2023

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