On the Global Conspiracy to Make Childcare More Expensive

On the Global Conspiracy to Make Childcare More Expensive

Alex Mayyasi Considers the Impact of Technology and Inflation on Rising Childcare Costs

By Alex Mayyasi | April 8, 2026

The Extremist History Behind a Small American Town

The Extremist History Behind a Small American Town

Michael Edison Hayden on the Origins of White Supremacy Group VDARE

By Michael Edison Hayden | April 8, 2026

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!

Celebrate with a treat from a Black-owned indie bookstore.

By Brittany Allen | April 7, 2026

One great poem to read today: </br>Li-Young Lee’s “From Blossoms”

One great poem to read today:
Li-Young Lee’s “From Blossoms”

By McKayla Coyle | April 7, 2026

Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor

Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Considers Literary and Scientific Ways of Interpreting the World We Live In

By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein | April 7, 2026

Caro Claire Burke on Tradwives, the Performance of Selfhood, and “The Good Old Days”

Caro Claire Burke on Tradwives, the Performance of Selfhood, and “The Good Old Days”

The Author of Yesteryear in Conversation with Sara Petersen

By Sara Petersen | April 7, 2026

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  • Backtalker: An American Memoir
  • Glorious Country: How the Artist Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World

The International Short Story is Booming

By Rabih Alameddine and John Freeman | April 7, 2026

One great poem to read today: Dean Young’s “Unstable Particles”

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2026

What If There Could Be... Good Art Friends?

By Lillian Li | April 6, 2026

Breakfast For Optimists: How to Make a Perfect Poached Egg

Breakfast For Optimists: How to Make a Perfect Poached Egg

Ella Quittner Offers Some Tips To Help Hone
Your Egg Poaching Skills

By Ella Quittner | April 6, 2026

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

Amie Souza Reilly: “A writer must look inward to determine how their own perceptions might project onto their theorizing.”

By Amie Souza Reilly | April 6, 2026

Searching For the Lost: On Arrivals, Departures and What We Leave Behind

Searching For the Lost: On Arrivals, Departures and What We Leave Behind

Robin Hemley Explores the Significance of Lost and Misplaced Objects on a Three-Month Sojourn to Europe

By Robin Hemley | April 6, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s <em>Where the Wild Things Are</em> is Published

This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is Published

Your Favorite and Ours

By Literary Hub | April 6, 2026

Correspondence Versus Connection: Raymond de Borja Reflects on Language, Poetry, and Friendship

Correspondence Versus Connection: Raymond de Borja Reflects on Language, Poetry, and Friendship

“I may not be a better poet when I am in love, but I am a far less frustrated one.”

By Gaby Iori | April 6, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 3, 2026

Is JD Vance stealing his book titles from bell hooks?

Is JD Vance stealing his book titles from bell hooks?

By Brittany Allen | April 3, 2026

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