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In Motherhood, I Became a Fire-breathing Female Monster

In Motherhood, I Became a Fire-breathing Female Monster

On Fierce Love, Disability, and Chimeras

By Marianne Leone | May 12, 2017

A Mother and her Trans Son on Finding Their New Middle Ground

A Mother and her Trans Son on Finding Their New Middle Ground

"we call back and forth to each other about things that nearly destroyed us"

By Donald Collins and Mary Collins | May 12, 2017

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

Frank Bill, Roald Dahl, Kevin Kwan, Andy Weir

By Emily Temple | May 12, 2017

On Oaxaca, Early Pregnancy, and Motherlands

On Oaxaca, Early Pregnancy, and Motherlands

"Place lurks in us like a gene waiting to be expressed"

By Sarah Menkedick | May 12, 2017

Writing About Charlie Brown Feels Like Writing About Myself

Writing About Charlie Brown Feels Like Writing About Myself

Chuck Klosterman on the Enduring Appeal of The Peanuts

By Chuck Klosterman | May 12, 2017

The Boxer and The Professor: Friendships of the Lost Generation

The Boxer and The Professor: Friendships of the Lost Generation

On Café Life with Hemingway and Dos Passos

By James McGrath Morris | May 11, 2017

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Boxing Through Trauma During the Afghan Civil War

By Qais Akbar Omar | May 11, 2017

Attending a Literary Award Ceremony Held in An Alternate Universe

By Claudia Casper | May 11, 2017

Watch Three Recent Whiting Award-Winning Poets Read From Their Work

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How I Learned to Cook in a Kitchen With No Electricity or Running Water

How I Learned to Cook in a Kitchen With No Electricity or Running Water

"I felt safe here, in our vegetable kingdom"

By Amy Thielen | May 9, 2017

Revealing the Unwritten Obstacles Faced by Academics of Color

Revealing the Unwritten Obstacles Faced by Academics of Color

How Dr. Patricia Matthew is Bringing Exclusionary Practices into the Light

By Lakshmi Ramgopal | May 9, 2017

30 of Literary Fiction's Most Risqué Book Covers

30 of Literary Fiction's Most Risqué Book Covers

From Lolita to I Love Dick

By Emily Temple | May 9, 2017

Celebrating Literature & Interrogating American Dreams in Sin City

Celebrating Literature & Interrogating American Dreams in Sin City

A Report from The Believer and Black Mountain Institute's Inaugural Festival

By Melissa Ximena Golebiowski | May 9, 2017

Eight Secrets About Sex From People I Know

Eight Secrets About Sex From People I Know

A writer Divulges what She's Not Supposed To Tell

By Claire Dederer | May 9, 2017

Why Would Aliens Even Bother with Earth?

Why Would Aliens Even Bother with Earth?

The Pros and Cons of a Trip to the Planet We Call Home

By Lewis Dartnell | May 8, 2017

How to Write About Authoritarians Without Getting Arrested

How to Write About Authoritarians Without Getting Arrested

Truth, Fiction, and Fake News in Pakistan

By Saba Imtiaz | May 8, 2017

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