Against the objectification of books (or, some thoughts on The Discourse).

Against the objectification of books (or, some thoughts on The Discourse).

By Brittany Allen | May 9, 2024

What’s Wrong With PEN America, and Why We Need It To Survive

What’s Wrong With PEN America, and Why We Need It To Survive

For Maris Kreizman, Dissent is Not Censorship

By Maris Kreizman | May 9, 2024

Jerrod Carmichael on Using Art to (Try to) Solve Life's Problems

Jerrod Carmichael on Using Art to (Try to) Solve Life's Problems

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | May 9, 2024

A Different Kind of Dad Book: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood, Writing, and the Essay as an Act of Care

A Different Kind of Dad Book: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood, Writing, and the Essay as an Act of Care

The Author of “Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances” in Talks to Brian Gresko

By Brian Gresko | May 9, 2024

How the Beloved Memory of Dead Pets Can Help Guide the Writing Process

How the Beloved Memory of Dead Pets Can Help Guide the Writing Process

Simon Van Booy on Letting Go and Following the Story Wherever It Takes Him

By Simon Van Booy | May 9, 2024

Why You Should Keep a Garden Journal (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

Why You Should Keep a Garden Journal (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

Fiona Warnick on the Question of What Is Worth Documenting

By Fiona Warnick | May 9, 2024

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John James Audubon Had More Than a Little Help With Those Bird Paintings

By Kenn Kaufman | May 9, 2024

How Pregnancy Forever Transforms the Body and the Mind

By Lucy Jones | May 9, 2024

I invented the abstract colorful blob book cover.

By James Folta | May 8, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Jamaica Kincaid's

One great short story to read today:
Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl"

By Brittany Allen | May 8, 2024

Soil As Archive: On the Work of Recognizing Alternate Forms of Sentience

Soil As Archive: On the Work of Recognizing Alternate Forms of Sentience

Angie Sijun Lou Considers the Many Conceptions of Time

By Angie Sijun Lou | May 8, 2024

Punished for Pregnancy: On the Radical Power of <em>The Millstone</em> by Margaret Drabble in a Post-Roe World

Punished for Pregnancy: On the Radical Power of The Millstone by Margaret Drabble in a Post-Roe World

Carrie Mullins Recommends a 1960s British Novel for Present-Day America

By Carrie Mullins | May 8, 2024

“Intentional Neglect.” On the Creation of Nationalized Child Protection in Victorian England

“Intentional Neglect.” On the Creation of Nationalized Child Protection in Victorian England

Heather Montgomery Explores the Early Days of the NSPCC

By Heather Montgomery | May 8, 2024

Remembering My Friend and Agent, Richard Parks

Remembering My Friend and Agent, Richard Parks

“You never know what you will get till you try.”

By Elizabeth Graver | May 8, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Helen Oyeyemi's

One great short story to read today:
Helen Oyeyemi's "Books and Roses"

By Drew Broussard | May 7, 2024

Bookshelves for Your Book Selves: Monica Wood on Why She Organizes Books by Emotion

Bookshelves for Your Book Selves: Monica Wood on Why She Organizes Books by Emotion

The Author of “How to Read a Book” Shares Style Advice for Bibliophiles' Bookcases

By Monica Wood | May 7, 2024

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