Palestinian-American writer Randa Jarrar was dragged out of a PEN event.

Palestinian-American writer Randa Jarrar was dragged out of a PEN event.

By Dan Sheehan | February 2, 2024

Rick Bass on What Hunting Taught Hemingway About Writing

Rick Bass on What Hunting Taught Hemingway About Writing

”Death, and learning how to end a story: again, the woods made him into a writer.”

By Rick Bass | February 2, 2024

The Tremendous Power and Lasting Impact of <em>The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill</em>

The Tremendous Power and Lasting Impact of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Nadirah Simmons Proposes Some Additional Awards for the Highly Decorated Album

By Nadirah Simmons | February 2, 2024

Paul Giamatti, <br>This One’s For You: In Praise of the King of Pathos

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This One’s For You: In Praise of the King of Pathos

Olivia Rutigliano on the Actor Who Has Never Once Phoned in a Performance

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 2, 2024

A Rich But Rare Genre: Exploring Islamic Historical Fiction

A Rich But Rare Genre: Exploring Islamic Historical Fiction

Jamila Ahmed Recommends Tariq Ali, Leila Aboulela, Suad Amiry, and More

By Jamila Ahmed | February 2, 2024

Fictionalizing Real Trauma as a Means of Healing

Fictionalizing Real Trauma as a Means of Healing

“The psychic burden would’ve been too great if I’d written the story as memoir.”

By Chris Cander | February 2, 2024

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Complex Nostalgia for a Bygone Era: Alex Auder on Her Chelsea Hotel Childhood

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Amanda Chemeche Talks to the Author of “Don’t Call Me Home”

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How Big Data and the Surveillance State Collude to Undermine Immigrant Rights

How Big Data and the Surveillance State Collude to Undermine Immigrant Rights

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández on Immigration Policing in the Digital Age

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Two novelists have cut ties with PEN over its Mayim Bialik event and Gaza silence.

Two novelists have cut ties with PEN over its Mayim Bialik event and Gaza silence.

By Dan Sheehan | January 31, 2024

Rebecca Solnit: How to Comment on Social Media

Rebecca Solnit: How to Comment on Social Media

“The entire measure of someone's commitment is how much they post about their commitment.”

By Rebecca Solnit | January 31, 2024

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Paradise Lost: How the Transatlantic Slave Trade Helped Fuel Violent Conflict in West Africa

Paradise Lost: How the Transatlantic Slave Trade Helped Fuel Violent Conflict in West Africa

Hannah Durkin on the Memories of the Survivors of the Slave Ship “Clotilda”

By Hannah Durkin | January 31, 2024

Landlord, Teacher, Writer: Brandi Wells on Learning to Separate Themself From Their Job(s)

Landlord, Teacher, Writer: Brandi Wells on Learning to Separate Themself From Their Job(s)

“Reframing work is an ongoing and sometimes impossible-seeming process.”

By Brandi Wells | January 31, 2024

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