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5 great bug books to read while you’re hiding from the cicada explosion.

5 great bug books to read while you’re hiding from the cicada explosion.

By James Folta | May 15, 2024

The Yinzers of Glasgow: On the Scottish Origins of Pittsburgh’s Unique Dialect

The Yinzers of Glasgow: On the Scottish Origins of Pittsburgh’s Unique Dialect

Ed Simon Demystifies and Reclaims Pittsburghese

By Ed Simon | May 15, 2024

Tearing Away at the Time Escaping: Lou Stoppard on Pairing Photographs with Annie Ernaux’s <em>Exteriors</em>

Tearing Away at the Time Escaping: Lou Stoppard on Pairing Photographs with Annie Ernaux’s Exteriors

Rebecca Bengal Talks to the Curator and Writer About Photographic and Fictional Truth

By Rebecca Bengal | May 15, 2024

What Freudian Psychoanalysis Gets Wrong About Trans Identity

What Freudian Psychoanalysis Gets Wrong About Trans Identity

Jennifer Finney Boylan Considers “Penis Envy” In the Context of Dysphoria

By Jennifer Finney Boylan | May 15, 2024

“I Enjoy It Somethin’ Terrible.” Studs Terkel Talks to Babe Secoli About Her Work as a Supermarket Checker

“I Enjoy It Somethin’ Terrible.” Studs Terkel Talks to Babe Secoli About Her Work as a Supermarket Checker

From “Working,” the Classic Oral History of Americans' Working Lives

By Studs Terkel | May 15, 2024

Four Must-See Museums For Bibliophiles This Summer

Four Must-See Museums For Bibliophiles This Summer

Bob Eckstein Recommends Some Unmissable Sights For Writers and Book Lovers Across America

By Bob Eckstein | May 15, 2024

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Kiyo Sato on Japanese American Incarceration’s Language of Dehumanization

By Kiyo Sato | May 15, 2024

Remembering Alice Munro

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2024

Commemorate Nakba Day with an evening of readings in NYC.

By Dan Sheehan | May 14, 2024

One great short story to read today: Ursula K. Le Guin's

One great short story to read today: Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Day Before the Revolution"

By James Folta | May 14, 2024

Lilly Dancyger on How to Support a Friend Through Grief

Lilly Dancyger on How to Support a Friend Through Grief

“Remember that there’s nothing you can say to make it better. Say only that you’re so sorry, so so sorry.”

By Lilly Dancyger | May 14, 2024

How Annie Ernaux Inspired Me to Tell My Own Abortion Story

How Annie Ernaux Inspired Me to Tell My Own Abortion Story

Colombe Schneck on Writing Against Shame and Solitude

By Colombe Schneck | May 14, 2024

Meet the novelists who are re-analyzing HBO's <em>Girls.</em>

Meet the novelists who are re-analyzing HBO's Girls.

By Brittany Allen | May 13, 2024

The strange, online lives of

The strange, online lives of "book husbands."

By James Folta | May 13, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Leone Ross's

One great short story to read today:
Leone Ross's "The Woman Who Lived in a Restaurant"

By McKayla Coyle | May 13, 2024

Friday Night Flames: How Wildfires Threatened One High School’s Football Season

Friday Night Flames: How Wildfires Threatened One High School’s Football Season

Madeleine Orr Considers the Impact of Climate Change on Athletics

By Madeleine Orr | May 13, 2024

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