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Here's the 2019 Booker Prize longlist (with almost no Americans, for a change).

Here's the 2019 Booker Prize longlist (with almost no Americans, for a change).

By Emily Temple | July 23, 2019

New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

By Emily Temple | July 23, 2019

Behind the Myths of Scott and Zelda's Epic Romance

Behind the Myths of Scott and Zelda's Epic Romance

Eleanor Lanahan on Her Grandparents' Love Letters

By Eleanor Lanahan | July 23, 2019

Dear Rick Moody: How Can I Manage My Self-Loathing?

Dear Rick Moody: How Can I Manage My Self-Loathing?

Life Coach Rick Moody, Joined by Lidia Yuknavitch, on Body Image and the Power of Affirmations

By Rick Moody | July 23, 2019

The Quintessential American Hymn of Redemption Was Written by a Slave Trader

The Quintessential American Hymn of Redemption Was Written by a Slave Trader

Jess Row on the Uncomfortable Contradictions of "Amazing Grace"

By Jess Row | July 23, 2019

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

Elizabeth Bales Frank on the Pleasures and Perils of Introducing Attorneys to Poetry

By Elizabeth Bales Frank | July 23, 2019

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Borscht Beach: Andy Sweet's Iconic South Beach Photography

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In the Woods: Telling the Finnish-American Immigrant Story

By Karl Marlantes | July 23, 2019

If your house is haunted by a book-hating ghost, the Wirecutter can't help you.

By Jessie Gaynor | July 22, 2019

N. Scott Momaday awarded Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

N. Scott Momaday awarded Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

By Dan Sheehan | July 22, 2019

Listen to some jazz inspired by Lauren Groff's <em>Fates and Furies</em>.

Listen to some jazz inspired by Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies.

By Emily Temple | July 22, 2019

Announcing the 2020 finalists for the $50,000 Neustadt International Prize.

Announcing the 2020 finalists for the $50,000 Neustadt International Prize.

By Emily Temple | July 22, 2019

Was <em>The Odyssey</em> the First Greek Novel?

Was The Odyssey the First Greek Novel?

Michael Wood Reintroduces Robert Graves's Homer's Daughter

By Michael Wood | July 22, 2019

Big in the Philippines: Why I Was Named After Karen Carpenter

Big in the Philippines: Why I Was Named After Karen Carpenter

On the Odd Affecting Power of The Carpenters

By Karen Tongson | July 22, 2019

George Orwell and More in the Borderlands of Life and Death

George Orwell and More in the Borderlands of Life and Death

Andrew Ervin Talks to Robert Macfarlane and Emily Wilson About the World's "Thin Places"

By Andrew Ervin | July 22, 2019

Like Writing, Cruising is an Exercise in Introspection and Perseverance

Like Writing, Cruising is an Exercise in Introspection and Perseverance

Alex Espinoza on Discovering His Sexuality

By Alex Espinoza | July 22, 2019

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