Most freelance book critics are making less than minimum wage.

Most freelance book critics are making less than minimum wage.

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Exposing Vulnerability: On Robert Olmstead's <em>Stay Here with Me</em>

Exposing Vulnerability: On Robert Olmstead's Stay Here with Me

"It is contrary, it cuts against the grain, including the grain of Olmstead’s own work."

By Brock Clarke | June 20, 2024

How Babies and Young Children Learn to Understand Language

How Babies and Young Children Learn to Understand Language

Steven Mithen on the Science of Language Acquisition in Early Childhood

By Steven Mithen | June 20, 2024

Do Authors Really Need to Spend Their Own Money to Make a Book Successful?

Do Authors Really Need to Spend Their Own Money to Make a Book Successful?

Maris Kreizman on Independent Publicists, Books Tours, and Vanishing Book Coverage

By Maris Kreizman | June 20, 2024

Nikole Hannah-Jones Reflects on the Most Important Historical Project of Our Generation

Nikole Hannah-Jones Reflects on the Most Important Historical Project of Our Generation

In Conversation with Channler Twyman on Five Years of "The 1619 Project"

By Channler Twyman | June 19, 2024

A definitive ranking of Brat Pack movies.

A definitive ranking of Brat Pack movies.

In honor of Andrew McCarthy's documentary.

By Brittany Allen | June 18, 2024

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Ananda Lima on Conquering Pre-Publication Anxiety With Crafting

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How a Young Harriet Tubman Found Solace in Syncretic Religion

How a Young Harriet Tubman Found Solace in Syncretic Religion

Tiya Miles on the Famed Abolitionist’s Early Spiritual Education

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Finding What Works: Alex DiFrancesco on Transness and Spirituality

Finding What Works: Alex DiFrancesco on Transness and Spirituality

“I wanted something that I could claim as my own, something steeped in who I was as a person.”

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The Indian government is planning to prosecute Arundhati Roy.

The Indian government is planning to prosecute Arundhati Roy.

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How Joni Mitchell Pioneered Her Own Form of Artistic Genius

How Joni Mitchell Pioneered Her Own Form of Artistic Genius

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Francine Prose on the Unfinished Sexual Revolution of the 1970s

Francine Prose on the Unfinished Sexual Revolution of the 1970s

“We were not supposed to notice the gap between what we were supposed to feel and what we felt.”

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How Colorism Impacts Black Women’s Physical and Mental Health

How Colorism Impacts Black Women’s Physical and Mental Health

Layal Liverpool on Racist Beauty Standards and the Hidden Harms of Hair Relaxers

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Winning the Culture War Against Queer Kids’ Books

Winning the Culture War Against Queer Kids’ Books

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