The Worst Town Names in America—And Other Useless Maps

The Worst Town Names in America—And Other Useless Maps

Featuring Five of Michael Howe’s Most Terrible Maps

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Snapshots of Life: Storytelling and Outlaw Culture in Eastern Kentucky

Snapshots of Life: Storytelling and Outlaw Culture in Eastern Kentucky

Bobi Conn Explores Her Appalachian Family’s Long Tradition of Unreliable Narrators and Morally Gray Characters

By Bobi Conn | May 22, 2024

Ersin Han Ersin on Making the Invisible Visible

Ersin Han Ersin on Making the Invisible Visible

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | May 22, 2024

Jenny Erpenbeck's <em>Kairos</em> has won the 2024 International Booker Prize.

Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos has won the 2024 International Booker Prize.

By Drew Broussard | May 21, 2024

Over 100 Kundiman fellows have called for the board's resignation.

Over 100 Kundiman fellows have called for the board's resignation.

By Dan Sheehan | May 21, 2024

One great short story to read today: Raymond Carver's

One great short story to read today: Raymond Carver's "Popular Mechanics"

By McKayla Coyle | May 21, 2024

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A More Imperfect Union: How Differing National Visions Divided the North and the South

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Drifters, Searchers and Observers: In Praise of Quietly Unlikable Women

Drifters, Searchers and Observers: In Praise of Quietly Unlikable Women

Mesha Maren on the Sisters of Longing Who Inspire Her Work

By Mesha Maren | May 21, 2024

Jessie Gaynor on Rereading <em>The Corrections</em> While Navigating Her Mother’s Parkinson’s

Jessie Gaynor on Rereading The Corrections While Navigating Her Mother’s Parkinson’s

“The book is the same every time, but I am different, so what it offers me is different.”

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One great short story to read today: </br>Ray Bradbury's

One great short story to read today:
Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt"

By Emily Temple | May 20, 2024

What Pearl S. Buck’s Memoir Can Teach Parents of Disabled Children

What Pearl S. Buck’s Memoir Can Teach Parents of Disabled Children

Emily C. Bloom on the Impact and Legacy of “The Child Who Never Grew”

By Emily C. Bloom | May 20, 2024

In Praise of Long Conversations in Film

In Praise of Long Conversations in Film

Sean Minogue on the Beauty of People Just Talking

By Sean Minogue | May 20, 2024

Art Meets Life: Beth Parker on Searching for Red Grooms’ Mysterious Sculpted Bookstore

Art Meets Life: Beth Parker on Searching for Red Grooms’ Mysterious Sculpted Bookstore

An Auspicious Journey to the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers

By Beth Parker | May 20, 2024

The Poetry of Chinese Names

The Poetry of Chinese Names

Wendy Chen on Generation Poems and the Stories Hidden in Names

By Wendy Chen | May 20, 2024

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