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    Literary History

    The Unearthly Glamour of Swans: On the Origins of Truman Capote’s Unpublished, Scathing Roman à Clef

    By Laurence Leamer  October 13, 2021
    Otherppl

    Why Alexandra Kleeman Nods to Hamlet in Her Novel About Climate Change

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  October 13, 2021
    Keen On

    Parag Khanna on Humanity’s Ever-Changing Map

    By Keen On  October 13, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Kiese Laymon, Melissa Febos, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, Chris Stuck, and Elle Nash at the Franklin Park Reading Series

    By The Virtual Book Channel  October 13, 2021
    Feminist History

    How NOW Attempted to Exclude the Third Woman’s Alliance From Feminist History

    By Patricia Romney  October 13, 2021
    Keen On

    Daniel Sokatch on the Chronicle of Israel and Palestine

    By Keen On  October 13, 2021
    Keen On

    Deborah Tuerkheimer on Credibility and Sexual Misconduct

    By Keen On  October 13, 2021
    The Hub

    Listen to a 1962 recording of Sylvia Plath reading “Daddy.”

    By Dan Sheehan  October 12, 2021
    The Hub

    The movement to put translators’ names on book covers is working.

    By Walker Caplan  October 12, 2021
    The Hub

    Everything you need to know about the Sally Rooney/Israel controversy.

    By Walker Caplan  October 12, 2021
    The Hub

    Read this newly discovered 1949 Ann Petry essay about Harlem.

    By Vanessa Willoughby  October 12, 2021
    The Hub

    Here are some poetic ways to respond to annoying work emails.

    By Snigdha Koirala  October 12, 2021
    End Times

    Planning for the End of the World (Or: Hopelessness as Superstition)

    By Bethany Ball  October 12, 2021
    Climate Crisis

    The Migration Patterns of the Privileged: On 21st-Century Climate Gentrification

    By Parag Khanna  October 12, 2021
    Plagiarism

    Dorland v. Larson: On the Legal Disputes at the Heart of “Bad Art Friend”

    By Steven Wright  October 12, 2021
    Freeman's

    Joshua Bennett on Fatherhood: “We Do Not Live Forever. But We Do Live On.”

    By Joshua Bennett  October 12, 2021
    Keen On

    Kyle Harper on the Global History of Infectious Disease

    By Keen On  October 12, 2021
    First Draft

    “Thinking Outside the Brain.” Annie Murphy Paul Discusses Her New Book

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   October 12, 2021
    Keen On

    Paul Bradley Carr on a Modern Murder Mystery in Silicon Valley

    By Keen On  October 12, 2021
    Big Table

    William Sites on Sun Ra’s Proto-Afrofuturism and Birmingham Upbringing

    By Big Table  October 12, 2021
    Refugees

    The Grief of Displacement: On Being a Child in a Refugee Camp

    By Mondiant Dogon with Jenna Krajeski  October 12, 2021
    Keen On

    Jennifer Higgie on the Forgotten Perspective of Women in Art

    By Keen On  October 12, 2021
    The Hub

    This new web tool gets rid of everything but punctuation—so you can see your hidden literary style.

    By Walker Caplan  October 8, 2021
    Women reading

    A Brief Survey of Men Having Opinions About What Women Are Reading

    By Sophie Vershbow  October 8, 2021
    Relationships

    The Myth of True Love Hurts Us All—Especially Women

    By Jen Winston  October 8, 2021
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