Shame, Silence, and Family Secrets: How Enduring Antisemitism Created False Identities

Shame, Silence, and Family Secrets: How Enduring Antisemitism Created False Identities

Margaret K. Nelson on Concealing and Unearthing Hidden Jewish Heritage

By Margaret K. Nelson | December 9, 2022

Why, in Our Age of Permanent Volatility, We Need to Foster a Zen-Like “Deliberate Calm”

Why, in Our Age of Permanent Volatility, We Need to Foster a Zen-Like “Deliberate Calm”

Aaron De Smet in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 9, 2022

Why World War II’s Greatest Generation Should Be Celebrated As Much For Its Pacifism As For Its Sacrifice in Battle

Why World War II’s Greatest Generation Should Be Celebrated As Much For Its Pacifism As For Its Sacrifice in Battle

Daniel Akst in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 9, 2022

Turns out the Russian soldier who fled to France and sold his war memoir might be full of shit.

Turns out the Russian soldier who fled to France and sold his war memoir might be full of shit.

By Jonny Diamond | December 8, 2022

The NBCC has announced the inaugural longlist for its new Barrios Book in Translation Prize.

The NBCC has announced the inaugural longlist for its new Barrios Book in Translation Prize.

By Emily Temple | December 8, 2022

Exclusive cover reveal: Here's the cover for Elysha Chang's <em>A Quitter’s Paradise</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Here's the cover for Elysha Chang's A Quitter’s Paradise.

By Eloise King-Clements | December 8, 2022

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Damage Control: Why Are We Allowing Hollywood to Codify the #MeToo Movement?

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Erika T. Wurth on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Intergenerational Trauma, and Heavy Metal

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

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Life Advice for Book Lovers: “My Best Friend Has Terrible Taste in Men.”

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Evette Dionne: “Representation Isn’t Everything, But It’s Something”

Evette Dionne: “Representation Isn’t Everything, But It’s Something”

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | December 8, 2022

What Running Has Taught Me About Writing (and Vice Versa)

What Running Has Taught Me About Writing (and Vice Versa)

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By Janice Obuchowski | December 8, 2022

Why (Most) Critics Hated <em>The Waste Land</em> When It Was Published

Why (Most) Critics Hated The Waste Land When It Was Published

“It is an erudite despair."

By Jed Rasula | December 8, 2022

Edgy, Unapologetic, and Transgressive: 8 Books That Seek to Unsettle the Reader

Edgy, Unapologetic, and Transgressive: 8 Books That Seek to Unsettle the Reader

Kevin Lambert Recommends Books That Resist Easy Interpretation

By Kevin Lambert | December 8, 2022

How to Survive in Broken Worlds: Jesmyn Ward on Octavia Butler’s Empathy and Optimism

How to Survive in Broken Worlds: Jesmyn Ward on Octavia Butler’s Empathy and Optimism

“When I discovered Butler’s work, I discovered myself.”

By Jesmyn Ward | December 7, 2022

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