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    Historical Fiction

    We Are in a Golden Age of Historical Fiction for People of Color

    By Jasmin Darznik  April 29, 2022
    Keen On

    How to Write a Literary Memoir About Neurodivergency

    By Keen On  April 29, 2022
    Feminism

    The Foundations of Black Feminism and Womanism: A Reading List

    By Negesti Kaudo  April 29, 2022
    Chronic Illness

    Taking the “Ick” Out of “Sick Lit.” A Reading List

    By Lillie Lainoff  April 29, 2022
    Keen On

    Why Robert Hanssen Was America’s Most Damaging Spy

    By Keen On  April 29, 2022
    Keen On

    How Authentic Conversation Can Unlock Our Creativity, Our Purpose, and Our Happiness

    By Keen On  April 29, 2022
    The Hub

    Andy Serkis is bringing this 1996 Elizabeth McCracken novel to the big screen.

    By Dan Sheehan  April 28, 2022
    The Hub

    Grand old American tradition of book-burning alive and well in the Tennessee state legislature.

    By Jonny Diamond  April 28, 2022
    What to Watch

    Food and Drink Pairings For Patrick Swayze’s Filmography? Yes Please.

    By Neal E. Fischer  April 28, 2022
    The Maris Review

    “Hypocrisy is Us.” Chantal V. Johnson on Feminism and Misogynoir

    By The Maris Review  April 28, 2022
    Chronic Pain

    How to Write a Pain Book

    By Lisa Levy  April 28, 2022
    Book Covers

    The 10 Best Book Covers of April

    By Jessie Gaynor  April 28, 2022
    Dance

    What It’s Like to Take the Stage at the New York City Ballet

    By Toni Bentley  April 28, 2022
    Democracy

    The Fate of American Democracy Rests on Bold Progressive Choices

    By Robert Kuttner  April 28, 2022
    Reading Lists

    The Real-Life Heroines of an Outrageous Era: A Gilded Age Reading List

    By Maya Rodale  April 28, 2022
    Open Form

    Maybe Don’t Try to Play the Withnail & I Drinking Game

    By Open Form  April 28, 2022
    Oral Tradition

    Translating the Magical Imperfection of Oral Tradition to the Page

    By Vaishnavi Patel  April 28, 2022
    Open Source

    Why Much of the World Sees US Power in Ukraine with Doubt and Dread

    By Open Source  April 28, 2022
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Lisa Hsiao Chen and Eugene Lim on the Spaces Between Living and Creating

    By The Virtual Book Channel  April 28, 2022
    The Hub

    Here’s the shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

    By Katie Yee  April 27, 2022
    What to Watch

    What Julia—HBO’s New Julia Child Series—Gets Terribly Wrong About Legendary Editor Judith Jones

    By Sara B. Franklin  April 27, 2022
    The Labor Movement

    “We don’t want charity. We want jobs!” At the Intersection of the Labor and Disability Rights Movements

    By Kim Kelly  April 27, 2022
    Thresholds

    Armadillos Don’t Have Fangs: Jeff VanderMeer on Our Dangerous Disconnect from Nature

    By Thresholds   April 27, 2022
    Puzzles

    How Word Puzzles Tickle the Brain and Satisfy the Soul

    By A.J. Jacobs  April 27, 2022
    Audiobooks

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