Ocean Vuong on Taking the Time You Need to Write

Ocean Vuong on Taking the Time You Need to Write

"Live your life but tend to the work mentally."

By Literary Hub | April 8, 2022

<em>Slow Horses</em>, Starring Gary Oldman, is Worth the Slow Burn

Slow Horses, Starring Gary Oldman, is Worth the Slow Burn

Come for the Spy Drama’s Creative Pedigree, Stay for the Deeply Bleak Comedy of Spycraft Gone Goblin Mode

By Alexis Gunderson | April 8, 2022

Putin’s Attack on Ukraine is an Attack on Its Language: Poetry by Kateryna Kalytko

Putin’s Attack on Ukraine is an Attack on Its Language: Poetry by Kateryna Kalytko

“Defend yourself to your last breath—and whatever you do / don’t let them near you.”

By Literary Hub | April 8, 2022

What Comes After Neoliberalism? And Is It Worse?

What Comes After Neoliberalism? And Is It Worse?

Andrew Keen on the Alarming Political Realities of Hungarian Nationalism

By Andrew Keen | April 8, 2022

Tracing the Ancestry of the Earliest Enslaved Ndongo People

Tracing the Ancestry of the Earliest Enslaved Ndongo People

Clyde W. Ford on a Story Born in Blood

By Clyde W. Ford | April 8, 2022

The Powerful Impact of Digital Media on Mass Shootings

The Powerful Impact of Digital Media on Mass Shootings

Mark Follman on Misinformation, Sensational Headlines, and Threat Assessment

By Mark Follman | April 8, 2022

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The Many Wars Within the Last Great War

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How Perfume Becomes an Evocative Clue for Mystery Writers

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Megan Volpert on the Role of Fragrance in Stories

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This year's International Booker Prize shortlist is led by women.

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An Essay About Men: Considering the Inner Worlds of Those Who Are Taught to Deny Them

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Holly Haworth on Robert Bly, Toxic Masculinity, and the Hole at the Center of Our World

By Holly Haworth | April 7, 2022

How—and Why—Did Cultural Tastes for Spicy Food Develop?

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Moshe Hoffman and Erez Yoeli Explore the Functions of Seemingly Random Preferences

By Erez Yoeli and Moshe Hoffman | April 7, 2022

Writer on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Time Philip Roth Lied to Me

Writer on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Time Philip Roth Lied to Me

Barbara Shulgasser-Parker Illuminates the Perverse Side to the Famed Writer

By Barbara Shulgasser-Parker | April 7, 2022

It’s Time to Reframe the Legacy of 70s Screenwriter Carole Eastman

It’s Time to Reframe the Legacy of 70s Screenwriter Carole Eastman

Chris Stanton on the Easy-to-Mythologize Reclusive Perfectionist

By Chris Stanton | April 7, 2022

Chloé Cooper Jones on Self-Erasure, Vulnerability, and Writing About Tennis as a Dodge

Chloé Cooper Jones on Self-Erasure, Vulnerability, and Writing About Tennis as a Dodge

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

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