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Is There a More Interesting Way to Talk About the Blurry Line Between a Writer’s Life and Their Fiction?

Is There a More Interesting Way to Talk About the Blurry Line Between a Writer’s Life and Their Fiction?

Sara Martin on Legitimizing Our Lives Through the Experiences of Literary Heroes and Heroines

By Sara Martin | July 20, 2021

<em>Somebody’s Daughter</em> by Ashley C. Ford, Read by the Author

Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford, Read by the Author

An Outstanding Memoir

By Behind the Mic | July 20, 2021

Nicholas Kristof is considering a run for Oregon governor.

Nicholas Kristof is considering a run for Oregon governor.

By Walker Caplan | July 19, 2021

Ishmael Reed was NOT happy about Jill Biden’s choice of inaugural poet.

Ishmael Reed was NOT happy about Jill Biden’s choice of inaugural poet.

By Walker Caplan | July 19, 2021

Emily St. John Mandel's moon colony novel, written entirely during COVID, comes out in April.

Emily St. John Mandel's moon colony novel, written entirely during COVID, comes out in April.

By Walker Caplan | July 19, 2021

Amber Tamblyn is editing an anthology that will feature essays by Jia Tolentino and Samantha Irby.

Amber Tamblyn is editing an anthology that will feature essays by Jia Tolentino and Samantha Irby.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 19, 2021

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David Lowery on the Strange, Arduous Journey of Adapting The Green Knight for Film

By David Lowery | July 19, 2021

The Corrupt Arrogance of William Barr

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How Oscar Wilde Won Over the American Press

How Oscar Wilde Won Over the American Press

When the US First Encountered the “Aesthetic Apostle”

By Nicholas Frankel | July 19, 2021

A Brief History of Perfume: Visiting an Archive of Ancient Scents

A Brief History of Perfume: Visiting an Archive of Ancient Scents

Sarah Everts on the Human Need to Smell Good

By Sarah Everts | July 19, 2021

On the Arctic: Frontier, Paradise, Marker of Human Destruction

On the Arctic: Frontier, Paradise, Marker of Human Destruction

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | July 19, 2021

How Two Telephone Books Tell a Condensed Story of the Holocaust

How Two Telephone Books Tell a Condensed Story of the Holocaust

Miljenko Jergović on the Visible Erasure of Croatian Jews

By Miljenko Jergović, translated by Mirza Purić | July 19, 2021

Vocal Effects: How Hormones Change the Way We Sound

Vocal Effects: How Hormones Change the Way We Sound

Carole Hooven on the Role of Testosterone in Human Speech

By Carole Hooven | July 19, 2021

David Gessner on Channeling Thoreau Throughout the Pandemic

David Gessner on Channeling Thoreau Throughout the Pandemic

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On

By Keen On | July 19, 2021

The American Booksellers Association promoted an anti-trans book, apologized, and then deleted it.

The American Booksellers Association promoted an anti-trans book, apologized, and then deleted it.

By Walker Caplan | July 16, 2021

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