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Boxing Through Trauma During the Afghan Civil War

Boxing Through Trauma During the Afghan Civil War

“The doctor said I had seen too many bad things”

By Qais Akbar Omar | May 11, 2017

Attending a Literary Award Ceremony Held in An Alternate Universe

Attending a Literary Award Ceremony Held in An Alternate Universe

On Lizard Aliens and Gothic Fairies at Norwescon

By Claudia Casper | May 11, 2017

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

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

Layli Long Soldier, Safiya Sinclair, and Latasha N. Nevada Diggs

By Literary Hub | May 11, 2017

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

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30 of Literary Fiction's Most Risqué Book Covers

From Lolita to I Love Dick

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Reading Houellebecq in the Midst of the French Elections

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How Inequality Shortens Lifespans

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