On Finding the Strangeness in the Mundane, and Vice Versa

On Finding the Strangeness in the Mundane, and Vice Versa

Alanna Schubach on Balancing the Fantastical with the Familiar

By Alanna Schubach | July 21, 2022

How Madame Mao Remade Hollywood For Chinese Audiences

How Madame Mao Remade Hollywood For Chinese Audiences

Ying Zhu on Jiang Qing's Influence On Mid-Century Chinese Film

By Ying Zhu | July 21, 2022

Fun fact: Zadie Smith's younger brother is in the bad Austen adaptation.

Fun fact: Zadie Smith's younger brother is in the bad Austen adaptation.

By Emily Temple | July 20, 2022

HarperCollins workers are on strike today (and collecting donations for support).

HarperCollins workers are on strike today (and collecting donations for support).

By Corinne Segal | July 20, 2022

How a <em>Lord of the Rings</em> and Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Almost Happened

How a Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Almost Happened

Ben Riggs on Missed Possibilities in the World of Roleplay Gaming

By Ben Riggs | July 20, 2022

The Challenges of Writing Fiction About the “Darkest Corner of the Dark Ages”

The Challenges of Writing Fiction About the “Darkest Corner of the Dark Ages”

Rebecca Stott On Writing A Novel Set In The Abandoned Ruins Of Sixth-Century Londinium

By Rebecca Stott | July 20, 2022

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What Science Can Tell Us About How We Express Ourselves

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Writing a Book About My Whiteness Forced Me to Confront My Own Lies

Writing a Book About My Whiteness Forced Me to Confront My Own Lies

Baynard Woods on the Infinite Gap Between Self-Conception and Material Reality

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Evergreen words to live by, from Alice Dunbar Nelson.

Evergreen words to live by, from Alice Dunbar Nelson.

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Read the short story that just won this year's Caine Prize for African Writing.

Read the short story that just won this year's Caine Prize for African Writing.

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Drool over the personal bookplates of 18 famous writers.

Drool over the personal bookplates of 18 famous writers.

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A historic lesbian-owned queer bookstore is fighting to stay open.

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Fandom as Methodology: On Fan-Nonfiction and Finding the Joy of Mutual Delusion

Fandom as Methodology: On Fan-Nonfiction and Finding the Joy of Mutual Delusion

Elvia Wilk Considers Fangirls, Possibility, and the Views from Many Somewheres

By Elvia Wilk | July 19, 2022

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