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The Monster That Drew Crowds to a Small Midwestern Town

The Monster That Drew Crowds to a Small Midwestern Town

Let Us Now Hear the Tale of the Hodag

By B.J. Hollars | September 4, 2019

Struggling to Write Outside a Colonial Framework

Struggling to Write Outside a Colonial Framework

Meredith Talusan on the Complexity of Telling
Filipino Immigrant Stories

By Meredith Talusan | September 4, 2019

Reading With the Stars of Old Hollywood

Reading With the Stars of Old Hollywood

From Harry Belafonte to Judy Garland, Books on the Big Screen

By Steven Rea | September 4, 2019

Building a Symbolic Wall of Oppression in the Middle of London

Building a Symbolic Wall of Oppression in the Middle of London

Justin Butcher Finds Communities of Hope in Occupied Palestine

By Justin Butcher | September 4, 2019

On Reckoning with a Mother's Relentless Need to Save Everything

On Reckoning with a Mother's Relentless Need to Save Everything

"The tyranny of things. Do we possess them? Do they possess us?"

By Donna Masini | September 4, 2019

More than forty cities are hosting protest readings for migrant justice tomorrow night.

More than forty cities are hosting protest readings for migrant justice tomorrow night.

By Corinne Segal | September 3, 2019

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Lionel Shriver breaks vow, returns to Australia to be repeatedly censored on stage and TV.

By Jonny Diamond | September 3, 2019

Harry Potter banned in Catholic school after exorcists advise its dark magic is real.

By Eleni Theodoropoulos | September 3, 2019

Here's the 2019 Booker Prize shortlist, including Margaret Atwood and Elif Shafak.

By Jessie Gaynor | September 3, 2019

On Dark Tourism: Murder, Hauntings, and the Serial Killer Capital of Australia

On Dark Tourism: Murder, Hauntings, and the Serial Killer Capital of Australia

Why Can't We Look Away from the Worst of Humanity?

By Aimee Knight | September 3, 2019

Rebecca Solnit: How Change Happens

Rebecca Solnit: How Change Happens

“If you think you’re woke, it’s because someone woke you up."

By Rebecca Solnit | September 3, 2019

Ignoring Political (and Natural) Disasters the Miami Way

Ignoring Political (and Natural) Disasters the Miami Way

Jennine Capó Crucet on Life in South Florida as Storm Clouds Gather

By Jennine Capó Crucet | September 3, 2019

Understanding the American Drug Crisis: A Reading List

Understanding the American Drug Crisis: A Reading List

Ben Westhoff on How Nonfiction Helps Us Move Beyond the Headlines

By Ben Westhoff | September 3, 2019

On Narrative Medicine and Finding a New Language For Illness

On Narrative Medicine and Finding a New Language For Illness

Marcus Creaghan Considers the Ways We Describe Pain

By Marcus Creaghan | September 3, 2019

Where Was My Hero’s Journey?, My <em>Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl</em>?

Where Was My Hero’s Journey?, My Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl?

Janet Fitch on Finding a Real Coming-of-Age Tale

By Janet Fitch | September 3, 2019

Antiracism for babies, spiritual noirs, and magical realism: the week in book deals.

Antiracism for babies, spiritual noirs, and magical realism: the week in book deals.

By Emily Temple | August 30, 2019

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