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Theaters of War: When Performance Becomes Deadly

Theaters of War: When Performance Becomes Deadly

Lyle Jeremy Rubin on the Military’s Seductive Promises of Excitement and Danger

By Lyle Jeremy Rubin | November 4, 2022

On a Desperate Journey to Ciudad Juárez—and the Costly, Dangerous Reality of Abortion in 1968

On a Desperate Journey to Ciudad Juárez—and the Costly, Dangerous Reality of Abortion in 1968

One Woman’s Story of Pregnancy Termination

By Becca Andrews | November 4, 2022

Is Revenge-Baking a Thing?

Is Revenge-Baking a Thing?

Becca Rea-Tucker Finds Kitchen Catharsis with Black Pepper Snowballs

By Becca Rea-Tucker | November 4, 2022

Serena Burdick on Her Novel’s Seventeen-Year Journey to Publication

Serena Burdick on Her Novel’s Seventeen-Year Journey to Publication

“To survive, or at least to survive sanely, it takes a certain amount of endurance.”

By Serena Burdick | November 4, 2022

Dani Shapiro on the Fifteen Year Journey of <em>Signal Fires</em>

Dani Shapiro on the Fifteen Year Journey of Signal Fires

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | November 4, 2022

How to Go Home: On Resisting a Very English Hero’s Journey

How to Go Home: On Resisting a Very English Hero’s Journey

Ellie Robins Considers the Dangers of the Monomyth

By Ellie Robins | November 3, 2022

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Navigating Life with Misophonia: “For the Past Ten Years I Have Lived Inside Music.”

By Sussie Anie | November 3, 2022

I’ve Got It! Judy Blume Tells the Story of Her First Period

By Judy Blume | November 2, 2022

Accumulated Memory: Ken Burns on the Intersection of Individual Intimacy and National Narrative

By Ken Burns | November 2, 2022

“WE NEED MORE OINTMENT.” The Exquisite Banality of Married Texting

“WE NEED MORE OINTMENT.” The Exquisite Banality of Married Texting

Jason Gay on the Evolution of Human Communication

By Jason Gay | November 2, 2022

How to Tell a True Abortion Story

How to Tell a True Abortion Story

Nicole Walker on the Craft of Getting Personal

By Nicole Walker | November 2, 2022

Kate Beaton on the Grueling Task of Writing a Picture Book and Her New Memoir

Kate Beaton on the Grueling Task of Writing a Picture Book and Her New Memoir

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | November 1, 2022

A Shed of One’s Own: Louise Kennedy on the Blissful Semi-Solitude of Her Backyard Writing Space

A Shed of One’s Own: Louise Kennedy on the Blissful Semi-Solitude of Her Backyard Writing Space

“During the pandemic, I felt like the luckiest woman in Ireland.”

By Louise Kennedy | November 1, 2022

Master of Ceremonies: Melissa Holbrook Pierson Remembers Peter Schjeldahl

Master of Ceremonies: Melissa Holbrook Pierson Remembers Peter Schjeldahl

“It could not be big, loud, fiery, or dangerous enough to suit him.”

By Melissa Holbrook Pierson | November 1, 2022

Where Cocktail Hour Never Ends: On Jamaica, Tourism, and the Remnants of Empire

Where Cocktail Hour Never Ends: On Jamaica, Tourism, and the Remnants of Empire

Dionne Irving on Being a Foreigner in Her Ancestral Home

By Dionne Irving | November 1, 2022

Manuel Muñoz on Trying and Failing to Tell The Story of His Biological Father

Manuel Muñoz on Trying and Failing to Tell The Story of His Biological Father

“Everyone asked me how I felt, but the mystery was how he had felt.”

By Manuel Muñoz | November 1, 2022

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