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How to Be Photographed: 12 Tips for Putting Your Best Writerly Face Forward

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The 10 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

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Blake Butler on (Not) Finding Your Voice

Blake Butler on (Not) Finding Your Voice

“Your only job is to find a way to secure enough time to keep throwing yourself into the void.”

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The 15 Best Literary Adaptations of 2023

The 15 Best Literary Adaptations of 2023

You Might Say We’ve Been Blessed

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These are the poets and writers who have been killed in Gaza.

These are the poets and writers who have been killed in Gaza.

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There was a vigil for Palestinian journalists on the steps of the New York Public Library last night.

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How Long Will <em>Schindler’s List</em> Endure as a Public Memorial to The Holocaust?

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Between Anxiety and Hope: On the Cautious Optimism of Lewis Thomas

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Sukhada Tatke Remembers the Essayist and His Scientific and Creative Vision

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The Complicated Experience of Reading a Late Friend’s Novel

The Complicated Experience of Reading a Late Friend’s Novel

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Mythologized Impartiality: A Conversation About the Supreme Court's Checkered Past and Future

Mythologized Impartiality: A Conversation About the Supreme Court's Checkered Past and Future

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Unsurprisingly, George Santos doesn’t know who James Baldwin is.

Unsurprisingly, George Santos doesn’t know who James Baldwin is.

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The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

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