Let's celebrate Jesse Plemons' finest

Let's celebrate Jesse Plemons' finest "Vaguely Sinister Weirdo" performances.

By Dan Sheehan | March 23, 2022

The Dutch publisher of a controversial new book on Anne Frank is dropping it.

The Dutch publisher of a controversial new book on Anne Frank is dropping it.

By Corinne Segal | March 23, 2022

Thanks to Ted Cruz, <em>The End of Policing</em> is a bestseller.

Thanks to Ted Cruz, The End of Policing is a bestseller.

By Jessie Gaynor | March 23, 2022

On Embracing the Halting, Neurotic, Defiant Ways We Talk

On Embracing the Halting, Neurotic, Defiant Ways We Talk

Sara Lippmann’s Manifesto for Sounding—and Writing—Like Yourself

By Sara Lippmann | March 23, 2022

Watching <em>Secretary</em> 20 Years Later, Post-#MeToo

Watching Secretary 20 Years Later, Post-#MeToo

Emily Kenway on the Hollywoodization of Predation

By Emily Kenway | March 23, 2022

Crossing Paths with the Spirit of Sylvia Plath

Crossing Paths with the Spirit of Sylvia Plath

Helen Humphreys on Writing at Yaddo and Reading Plath’s Letters

By Helen Humphreys | March 23, 2022

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Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked Nightmare Alley

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The Logistical Challenges of a Supersize Acid Test: On the Merry Pranksters’ Trips Festival

By John Markoff | March 23, 2022

The Challenges of Placing Real Art in Fictional Stories

The Challenges of Placing Real Art in Fictional Stories

Joe Mungo Reed on “Borrowed Scenery”

By Joe Mungo Reed | March 23, 2022

Exclusive cover reveal: Elizabeth Strout’s <em>Lucy by the Sea</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Elizabeth Strout’s Lucy by the Sea.

By Literary Hub | March 22, 2022

Here are this year’s winners of the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards.

Here are this year’s winners of the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards.

By Walker Caplan | March 22, 2022

How Public Shaming Helps Society Maintain Its Norms and Ethical Standards

How Public Shaming Helps Society Maintain Its Norms and Ethical Standards

Cathy O'Neil on Hopi Traditions of the “Shame Clown”

By Cathy O'Neil | March 22, 2022

Karen Joy Fowler on Decentering John Wilkes Booth in a Novel About His Family

Karen Joy Fowler on Decentering John Wilkes Booth in a Novel About His Family

The Author of Booth Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | March 22, 2022

The Goalposts Are Always Moving: What It Means to “Become” American

The Goalposts Are Always Moving: What It Means to “Become” American

Julissa Arce on the Futilities and Frustrations of Assimilation

By Julissa Arce | March 22, 2022

How Ancient Rome’s Descent Into Autocracy Mirrors the Fragility of Our Own Political Systems

How Ancient Rome’s Descent Into Autocracy Mirrors the Fragility of Our Own Political Systems

Barry Strauss on the Rise of Octavian, Julius Caesar’s Imperial Successor

By Barry Strauss | March 22, 2022

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