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Matter, That Curious and Complex Illusion: Grieving for the Dead in a Universe of Atoms

Matter, That Curious and Complex Illusion: Grieving for the Dead in a Universe of Atoms

Guido Tonelli on the Human Urge to Honor the Dead

By Guido Tonelli | January 23, 2025

Democracy vs. Autocracy, Cooperation vs. Conflict: How World War II Was Won

Democracy vs. Autocracy, Cooperation vs. Conflict: How World War II Was Won

Hal Brands Explores the Differing Strategies, Systems and Worldviews of the Axis and the Allies

By Hal Brands | January 23, 2025

Sarah S. Grossman on the Los Angeles Wildfires

Sarah S. Grossman on the Los Angeles Wildfires

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 23, 2025

Betty Shamieh on the Next Generation of Palestinian Fiction

Betty Shamieh on the Next Generation of Palestinian Fiction

The Author of “Too Soon” Considers Her Novel in Relation to Etaf Rum, Hala Alyan, and the Politics of Influence

By Betty Samieh | January 22, 2025

“When I Quit Drinking I Quit Writing.” Matthew Nienow on Stumbling Back Into Poetic Vulnerability

“When I Quit Drinking I Quit Writing.” Matthew Nienow on Stumbling Back Into Poetic Vulnerability

“I wrote into that darkness because that kind of honesty was the only thing that felt right.”

By Matthew Nienow | January 22, 2025

All in the Family: Considering Television’s Orphan Plot

All in the Family: Considering Television’s Orphan Plot

Kristen Martin on the Superficial Portrayals of Orphanhood on 90s TV

By Kristen Martin | January 22, 2025

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By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | January 22, 2025

Now might be a good time to re-read George Orwell.

By James Folta | January 21, 2025

Make 2025 the year you read more books in translation.

Make 2025 the year you read more books in translation.

By Brittany Allen | January 21, 2025

Trump 2.0: What the Book World Should Do Now

Trump 2.0: What the Book World Should Do Now

An Essay Series by Josh Cook on How We Should Respond to the New Administration

By Josh Cook | January 21, 2025

We Only Have Ourselves: The How-Tos and DOs and DON’Ts of Mutual Aid

We Only Have Ourselves: The How-Tos and DOs and DON’Ts of Mutual Aid

Kim Kelly Offers Advice and Reading Suggestions for How We Might Survive the Depredations to Come

By Kim Kelly | January 21, 2025

“I Immediately Began to Weep.” How “Both Sides Now” Made Joni Mitchell a Superstar

“I Immediately Began to Weep.” How “Both Sides Now” Made Joni Mitchell a Superstar

Henry Alford Recalls the Discovery and Debut of an Iconic Singer-Songwriter

By Henry Alford | January 21, 2025

Pico Iyer on What We Can Learn From the Monastic Life

Pico Iyer on What We Can Learn From the Monastic Life

In Praise of Solitude, Contemplation and Connection

By Pico Iyer | January 21, 2025

Canine Charms: Markus Zusak on Rescuing a Dog and Naming It After a Character in His Fiction

Canine Charms: Markus Zusak on Rescuing a Dog and Naming It After a Character in His Fiction

How Reuben the Rottweiler Shepherd Mix Jumped from Page to Life

By Markus Zusak | January 21, 2025

Chasing Mystery Through Fiction: <br>On the Life and Literary Career of Mavis Gallant

Chasing Mystery Through Fiction:
On the Life and Literary Career of Mavis Gallant

Garth Risk Hallberg Remembers a Master of the Short Form

By Garth Risk Hallberg | January 20, 2025

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