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How Lew Alcindor Became Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

How Lew Alcindor Became Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Scott Howard-Cooper on the Early Years of a Future Basketball Icon

By Scott Howard-Cooper | March 18, 2024

Francophone, Anglophone... Cameroonian? Musih Tedji Xaviere on Telling the Story of Her Country’s Struggles

Francophone, Anglophone... Cameroonian? Musih Tedji Xaviere on Telling the Story of Her Country’s Struggles

"I realized I didn't care anymore about my fears, the object of my limitations."

By Musih Tedji Xaviere | March 18, 2024

Here are the finalists for the 59th Annual Nebula Awards.

Here are the finalists for the 59th Annual Nebula Awards.

By Drew Broussard | March 15, 2024

Sacrifice and Obedience: Marilynne Robinson on the Timeless Tale of Abraham and Isaac

Sacrifice and Obedience: Marilynne Robinson on the Timeless Tale of Abraham and Isaac

Considering the Narrative Underpinnings of the Book of Genesis

By Marilynne Robinson | March 15, 2024

On the Missed Crimean Connection Between Leo Tolstoy and Florence Nightingale

On the Missed Crimean Connection Between Leo Tolstoy and Florence Nightingale

Melissa Pritchard Explores the Parallel Lives of the Russian Literary Giant and the Founder of Modern Nursing

By Melissa Pritchard | March 15, 2024

Not Just Covers, But Every Page: Why Writers Should Talk About Book Design Early On

Not Just Covers, But Every Page: Why Writers Should Talk About Book Design Early On

Debbie Berne on the Intricacies of Literary Interior Design

By Debbie Berne | March 15, 2024

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Fashionably Old: Lyn Slater on Aging With Attitude

By Lyn Slater | March 15, 2024

Our Founding Mothers: On the Women Who Changed the Modern World

By Stephanie Dray | March 15, 2024

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By Drew Broussard | March 14, 2024

Naomi Klein, Hisham Matar, Maaza Mengiste and More Have Withdrawn From the PEN World Voices Festival

Naomi Klein, Hisham Matar, Maaza Mengiste and More Have Withdrawn From the PEN World Voices Festival

“In the context of Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza, we believe that PEN America has betrayed the organization’s professed commitment to peace and equality for all.”

By Literary Hub | March 14, 2024

“So Boundless an Affluence of Sublime Mountain Beauty...” When John Muir First Encountered Yosemite

“So Boundless an Affluence of Sublime Mountain Beauty...” When John Muir First Encountered Yosemite

Dean King on the Great American Wanderer’s Experience of the Sierra Nevadas

By Dean King | March 14, 2024

Publishing Models That Rely on Gig Workers Are Bad For Everybody

Publishing Models That Rely on Gig Workers Are Bad For Everybody

Maris Kreizman on the Problem With “Authors Equity,” a New Publishing Company

By Maris Kreizman | March 14, 2024

Emily Raboteau on Mothering and Climate Change

Emily Raboteau on Mothering and Climate Change

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 14, 2024

Why People Rage at Recipes: On the Current State of Online Food Discourse

Why People Rage at Recipes: On the Current State of Online Food Discourse

Geraldine DeRuiter Considers Hot Stoves and Hotter Tempers

By Geraldine DeRuiter | March 14, 2024

“Humanity is Not an Abstract Concept.” Lana Bastašić on Palestine Solidarity, Dubravka Ugrešić, and More

“Humanity is Not an Abstract Concept.” Lana Bastašić on Palestine Solidarity, Dubravka Ugrešić, and More

The Author of “Catch the Rabbit” Talks to John Freeman

By John Freeman | March 14, 2024

Secrets in Amber: How Trees Help Preserve Essential Prehistory

Secrets in Amber: How Trees Help Preserve Essential Prehistory

Daniel Lewis on the Millennia-Long History of Insects, and What It Can Teach Us

By Daniel Lewis | March 14, 2024

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