Mary Gaitskill on the Challenges—and Risks—of Writing Political Fiction

Mary Gaitskill on the Challenges—and Risks—of Writing Political Fiction

“Politics is how we fight it out on the ground.”

By Mary Gaitskill | August 19, 2022

Finding Healing at Paris’s Shakespeare and Company

Finding Healing at Paris’s Shakespeare and Company

Natasha Sizlo on Realizing She Needed to Write

By Natasha Sizlo | August 19, 2022

When Rick James Fought to Get Black Artists on MTV

When Rick James Fought to Get Black Artists on MTV

Ramon Hervey II on a Lesser-Known Moment in Music History

By Ramon Hervey II | August 19, 2022

If Nietzsche Was a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity

If Nietzsche Was a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity

Justin Gregg in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 19, 2022

The Lies That Make Up a Marriage

The Lies That Make Up a Marriage

Rebecca Woolf on the Beginning of the End

By Rebecca Woolf | August 19, 2022

The Books That Help Beth Macy Find Threads of Hope While Writing About Trauma

The Books That Help Beth Macy Find Threads of Hope While Writing About Trauma

A Reading List for Alleviating Panic in the Face of Secondary Trauma

By Beth Macy | August 19, 2022

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13 Ways of Looking at a Family: Maud Newton on the Imagery of Ancestors (Including Her Own)

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What a New Translation of <em>Beowulf</em> Says About Extinction

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Lydia Pyne on Talking About Species Loss

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Japanese American Incarceration for Children: Brandon Shimoda on Reading with His Daughter

Japanese American Incarceration for Children: Brandon Shimoda on Reading with His Daughter

“I did not grow up with children’s books about Japanese American incarceration. There were not many.”

By Brandon Shimoda | August 18, 2022

Steven W. Thrasher on How Viruses Affect Economic Mobility As Much As Health

Steven W. Thrasher on How Viruses Affect Economic Mobility As Much As Health

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

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The PRH Trial Has Revealed a Barely Hidden Scorn for Independent Publishers

The PRH Trial Has Revealed a Barely Hidden Scorn for Independent Publishers

Margot Atwell of Feminist Press on the Importance of Indies

By Margot Atwell | August 18, 2022

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