Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

Daniel Hahn on Different Translations of Shakespeare

By Daniel Hahn | April 22, 2026

The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

Carissa Veliz on the History (and Future) of Prophetic Predictions

By Carissa Véliz | April 22, 2026

Jayne Anne Phillips Wonders What Happens to Writers If They Don’t Write?

Jayne Anne Phillips Wonders What Happens to Writers If They Don’t Write?

“Silence, earned or merely present, is as natural to writers as writing.”

By Jayne Anne Phillips | April 22, 2026

Have We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency?

Have We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency?

Megan Garber on Placelessness, Pop Culture, and the Panopticon of Spectacle

By Megan Garber | April 22, 2026

“Clitter” is a Real World: And Other Discoveries Reading the First Draft of Stephen King’s <em>Pet Sematary</em>

“Clitter” is a Real World: And Other Discoveries Reading the First Draft of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary

Caroline Bicks Explores the Literary Legacy of an Undisputed Master of the Genre

By Caroline Bicks | April 22, 2026

Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y.

Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y.

By Brittany Allen | April 21, 2026

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One great poem to read today: Allen Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California”

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On the Crazy 1963 Tour That Established the Rolling Stones’ Bad Boy Image

On the Crazy 1963 Tour That Established the Rolling Stones’ Bad Boy Image

Bob Spitz Digs Into the Rise of the Rolling Stones

By Bob Spitz | April 21, 2026

Why We All Hate the Word<br> “Moist” So Much

Why We All Hate the Word
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Valerie Fridland on the History of Our Least Favorite Word

By Valerie Fridland | April 21, 2026

Prone To Be Productive: In Praise of Writing in Bed

Prone To Be Productive: In Praise of Writing in Bed

Megan O’Grady: “I don’t know about magic, but something happens in my bed, which is where I tend to think best.”

By Megan O'Grady | April 21, 2026

How Lewis and Clark Invented the Western

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Craig Fehrman on the Duo’s Influence on a Nascent American Literature

By Craig Fehrman | April 21, 2026

Eight Books About Women With Secret Lives

Eight Books About Women With Secret Lives

Bonnie Friedman Recommends Deesha Philyaw, Azar Nafisi, Annie Ernaux, and More

By Bonnie Friedman | April 21, 2026

$2M worth of stolen rare books have been returned to the Whitney family.

$2M worth of stolen rare books have been returned to the Whitney family.

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One great poem to read today: Ada Limón’s “The Noisiness of Sleep”

One great poem to read today: Ada Limón’s “The Noisiness of Sleep”

By James Folta | April 20, 2026

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