God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

“By laughing through the tears, I was finally in charge.”

By Zoe Fishman | March 20, 2023

How <em>Blazing Saddles</em> Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

How Blazing Saddles Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

On the Political Context and Playfulness of Mel Brooks’s 1974 Parody

By Jeremy Dauber | March 20, 2023

Little House of Propaganda: Homesteading Myths and the Sentimentality of Self-Reliance

Little House of Propaganda: Homesteading Myths and the Sentimentality of Self-Reliance

Alissa Quart on the Bootstrap Narratives of Laura Ingalls Wilder

By Alissa Quart | March 20, 2023

“Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

“Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 20, 2023

When the Muses Step Out of the Shadows: Reading the Women Who Enabled Greatness

When the Muses Step Out of the Shadows: Reading the Women Who Enabled Greatness

Sophie Haydock Recommends Naomi Wood, Elizabeth Lowry, and More

By Sophie Haydock | March 20, 2023

<em>What Survives</em> —Lacy M. Johnson Examines the Aftermath of Disaster

What Survives —Lacy M. Johnson Examines the Aftermath of Disaster

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | March 20, 2023

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  • House of Day, House of Night
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  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
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  • The Six Loves of James I

Tiffany Shlain on the History of Feminism, Tree Rings, and “Dendrofemonology”

By Keen On | March 20, 2023

A Deep-Dive on Catullus, the Roman Poet of Fierce Desire and Hatred

By History of Literature | March 20, 2023

Elisabeth B. Armstrong on the Most Consequential Anti-Colonial Feminist Conference You’ve Never Heard Of

By Keen On | March 20, 2023

Peter Wehner on Vengeance, Forbearance, and Healing in Trump’s America

Peter Wehner on Vengeance, Forbearance, and Healing in Trump’s America

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 20, 2023

Monica C. Parker on the Extraordinary Emotion That can Change the Way We Live: Wonder

Monica C. Parker on the Extraordinary Emotion That can Change the Way We Live: Wonder

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 20, 2023

<em>Lucky Hank</em> is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Lucky Hank is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Olivia Rutigliano on the New AMC Series That Adapts Richard Russo's 1997 novel Straight Man

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2023

On the Ethics of Preserving—and Cutting Short—the Life of a Pet

On the Ethics of Preserving—and Cutting Short—the Life of a Pet

Karen Fine Considers a Veterinarian’s Duty of Care

By Karen Fine | March 17, 2023

Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, <em>The Magician’s Elephant</em>, Adapted for Film

Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film

“A good adaptation helps you to see the book anew.”

By Kate DiCamillo | March 17, 2023

The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost

The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost

Alexander Poots on Northern Ireland's Literary Past

By Alexander Poots | March 17, 2023

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

The New Great Expectations Series Has Big Shoes to Fill (About 400 Pairs of Them)

By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst | March 17, 2023

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