Roald Dahl’s secrets for writing children’s literature are officially up for auction.

Roald Dahl’s secrets for writing children’s literature are officially up for auction.

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<em>The Yale Review</em> has launched <em>TYR</em>, an online magazine.

The Yale Review has launched TYR, an online magazine.

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 19, 2021

These are the best university press book designs of 2020.

These are the best university press book designs of 2020.

By Emily Temple | May 19, 2021

This random list of things Lorraine Hansberry liked and disliked is delightful.

This random list of things Lorraine Hansberry liked and disliked is delightful.

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 19, 2021

John Cleese has no idea how many bookstores there are in America.

John Cleese has no idea how many bookstores there are in America.

By Jonny Diamond | May 19, 2021

Mary South's nursing home phone-sex short story is getting the Hollywood treatment.

Mary South's nursing home phone-sex short story is getting the Hollywood treatment.

By Dan Sheehan | May 19, 2021

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The Time I Watched Norman Mailer Try to Fight G. Gordon Liddy in the Street

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The Half-Truths of Harrison Post: Moneyed Magnate or Jazz Age Grifter?

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Jim Shepard: When Your Novel Veers a Little Too Close to Grim Reality

Jim Shepard: When Your Novel Veers a Little Too Close to Grim Reality

An Armchair Catastrophist Predicts a Pandemic

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An Argument for Literature as Care Work

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Alexandra Kingston-Reese on How Writers Can Ease a Care Crisis

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Swipe Right for Loneliness: On the Gamification of Dating Apps

Swipe Right for Loneliness: On the Gamification of Dating Apps

Nancy Jo Sales Considers the Perils of Instant Gratification and the Hellscape That is Tinder

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Letting Go of Silence in the Wake of Miscarriage

Letting Go of Silence in the Wake of Miscarriage

Barbara Becker on Grief and Recovery

By Barbara Becker | May 19, 2021

On the Origins of White Europeans’ Bigoted Fascination with Skin Color and Racial Hierarchy

On the Origins of White Europeans’ Bigoted Fascination with Skin Color and Racial Hierarchy

Olivette Otele Considers the Historical Representation of Black People in Art and Fiction

By Olivette Otele | May 19, 2021

Do Our Minds Have Immune Systems to Protect Us from Infectious Ideas?

Do Our Minds Have Immune Systems to Protect Us from Infectious Ideas?

Andy Norman in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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5 Books in Translation You May Have Missed in April

5 Books in Translation You May Have Missed in April

Bethanne Patrick Recommends Bruno Lloret, Eva Meijer, and More

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