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Maggie Shipstead on Being Alone (But Not Lonely) in Paris

Maggie Shipstead on Being Alone (But Not Lonely) in Paris

"A Sense of Purpose Distinguished My Solitude from Loneliness"

By Maggie Shipstead | July 3, 2017

When the Goodness of a Woman Was Judged By the Bread She Baked

When the Goodness of a Woman Was Judged By the Bread She Baked

On Food, Sex, and Domesticity in the 19th Century

By Linda Civitello | July 3, 2017

Will Isaac Asimov's <em>Foundation</em> Series Finally Get Its Adaptation?

Will Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series Finally Get Its Adaptation?

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

By Emily Temple | June 30, 2017

Playlist for a Classic Novel: <em>Beloved</em>

Playlist for a Classic Novel: Beloved

8 Songs for Toni Morrison's Masterpiece

By Emily Temple | June 29, 2017

A Book Festival in Paradise Grapples with Its Own Contradictions

A Book Festival in Paradise Grapples with Its Own Contradictions

At the Sixth-Annual Anguilla Literary Festival

By Bethanne Patrick | June 29, 2017

When I Worked as an Assistant to My Hero, Adrienne Rich

When I Worked as an Assistant to My Hero, Adrienne Rich

"I learned a lesson that has served me well: I learned to be careful."

By Victoria Redel | June 28, 2017

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The Problem With Writing About Florida

By Kristen Arnett | June 28, 2017

Can You Really Have a Book Club for Eight Million People?

By Matt Grant | June 28, 2017

Eating California's Most Controversial Ice Cream

By Amy Ettinger | June 28, 2017

Never-Before-Published Hannah Arendt on What Freedom and Revolution Really Mean

Never-Before-Published Hannah Arendt on What Freedom and Revolution Really Mean

Thoughts on Poverty, Misery, and the Great Revolutions of History

By Hannah Arendt | June 27, 2017

It Costs $55 to Learn How to Bend a Spoon with Your Mind

It Costs $55 to Learn How to Bend a Spoon with Your Mind

Daryl Gregory Visits the World of Alternative Energy

By Daryl Gregory | June 27, 2017

A History of My Violence to the Ones I Love

A History of My Violence to the Ones I Love

Silas Dent Zobal on Learning to Hit and Hitting Others

By Silas Dent Zobal | June 27, 2017

When a Bookseller Tries to Buy a Bookstore

When a Bookseller Tries to Buy a Bookstore

Five Questions for Brad Johnson, Who Might Just Live the Dream...

By Literary Hub | June 27, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week: Food, Family, and Fairy Tale Horror

5 Books Making News This Week: Food, Family, and Fairy Tale Horror

Amy Thielen, Sherman Alexie, and Victor LaValle

By Jane Ciabattari | June 27, 2017

The Rise of Women-Only Literary Spaces, UK Edition

The Rise of Women-Only Literary Spaces, UK Edition

The First in a Series on Safe Publishing Spaces for Women Around the World

By Thea Hawlin | June 26, 2017

Can You Have Quidditch without Harry Potter?

Can You Have Quidditch without Harry Potter?

How an Oddball Nerd Hobby Grew into a Semi-Professional Sport

By Dwyer Murphy | June 26, 2017

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