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On Translation and the (Temporary) Inheritance of Trauma

On Translation and the (Temporary) Inheritance of Trauma

Yardenne Greenspan Considers What It Means to Truly Inhabit an Author’s Work

By Yardenne Greenspan | January 4, 2023

Searching For Home with Samuel Beckett

Searching For Home with Samuel Beckett

"It’s possible that carrying around cracks in the first foundation... helps a person accept a cosmos flawed at its core."

By Ken Babstock | January 4, 2023

On Transforming Oral History Into Historical Fiction

On Transforming Oral History Into Historical Fiction

Aanchal Malhotra Tells the Story of Indian Partition

By Aanchal Malhotra | January 4, 2023

On Authenticity, Research, and Writing From the Diaspora

On Authenticity, Research, and Writing From the Diaspora

V.V. Ganeshananthan on Writing About Sri Lanka

By V.V. Ganeshananthan | January 4, 2023

Chris Belcher on Blurring the Lines Between Sex Work and Academia

Chris Belcher on Blurring the Lines Between Sex Work and Academia

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 4, 2023

The Tech Community Needs To Be Humble to Survive What Will Be a Challenging 2023

The Tech Community Needs To Be Humble to Survive What Will Be a Challenging 2023

Brad Feld in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 4, 2023

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Remembering a London of 1946 in which Fearsome Female Gangsters Ran the Show

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The Ponzi Boys: What Makes Bernie Madoff and Sam Bankman-Fried the Same Type of Monstrous Human-Being?

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A new indie bookstore named for Octavia Butler is opening in the author's hometown.

By Dan Sheehan | January 3, 2023

Here are the books that just entered the public domain.

Here are the books that just entered the public domain.

By Emily Temple | January 3, 2023

Are we really going to start disinfecting our used books?

Are we really going to start disinfecting our used books?

By Jonny Diamond | January 3, 2023

How Zora Neale Hurston’s Study of Hoodoo Helped Me Grieve

How Zora Neale Hurston’s Study of Hoodoo Helped Me Grieve

Tracey Rose Peyton on Making Peace With Her Father

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How the Tiniest of Particles Helped Build the Modern World

How the Tiniest of Particles Helped Build the Modern World

Suzie Sheehy on the Imperceptible Yet Critical Impact of Experimental Physics

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Thank You for Being a Friend: Lessons in Writing and Life from <em>The Golden Girls</em>

Thank You for Being a Friend: Lessons in Writing and Life from The Golden Girls

Parini Shroff on Writing Against Tropes and Celebrating Platonic Love Stories

By Parini Shroff | January 3, 2023

What to Read Before and After Seeing <em>James Baldwin Abroad</em>

What to Read Before and After Seeing James Baldwin Abroad

Readings on the Life, Works, and Preoccupations of an American Icon

By Literary Hub | January 3, 2023

“My Ithaca Burned Down, Too.” A Letter from a Teenage Joycean and Ukrainian Refugee

“My Ithaca Burned Down, Too.” A Letter from a Teenage Joycean and Ukrainian Refugee

“I’m Ruslana from Severodonetsk, a now disappearing city.”

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