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“I Am in Control of My Self-Sabotage.

“I Am in Control of My Self-Sabotage." Or, Realistic Affirmations for Artists.

Josh Mecouch Takes an Honest Look at the Things We Tell Ourselves

By Josh Mecouch | April 29, 2021

Our Great American Myths: On the Public Discourse About Immigration

Our Great American Myths: On the Public Discourse About Immigration

Cecilia Muñoz Considers Policy Debates, the US-Mexico Border, and the Trump Administration

By Cecilia Muñoz | April 29, 2021

Phoebe S.K. Young on the Political Implications of Camping

Phoebe S.K. Young on the Political Implications of Camping

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | April 29, 2021

Nilanjana Bhowmick on the Women Leading the Farmers’ Protests in India

Nilanjana Bhowmick on the Women Leading the Farmers’ Protests in India

In Conversation with Naveen Kishore
on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | April 29, 2021

Pasadena City College President Erika Endrijonas on Leveling the Playing Field

Pasadena City College President Erika Endrijonas on Leveling the Playing Field

From the ArtCenter College of Design’s Bi-Weekly Podcast

By Change Lab | April 29, 2021

Here's the shortlist for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.

Here's the shortlist for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.

By Emily Temple | April 28, 2021

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Jhumpa Lahiri has weighed in on the Amanda Gorman translation controversy.

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Danielle Evans has won the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize.

By Walker Caplan | April 28, 2021

Lil’ Kim is publishing a memoir.

By Walker Caplan | April 28, 2021

<em>Blood Meridian'</em>s 10 most McCarthian sentences.

Blood Meridian's 10 most McCarthian sentences.

By Dan Sheehan | April 28, 2021

Florence Welch (of Florence and The Machine) to score <em>Great Gatsby</em> on Broadway.

Florence Welch (of Florence and The Machine) to score Great Gatsby on Broadway.

By Jonny Diamond | April 28, 2021

This is how iconic YA author Lois Duncan dealt with rejection.

This is how iconic YA author Lois Duncan dealt with rejection.

By Vanessa Willoughby | April 28, 2021

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

Gail Crowther Considers How Two Literary Icons Challenged and Inspired Each Other

By Gail Crowther | April 28, 2021

In Praise of a Brazen Poet: On the Essays of Kay Ryan, Outsider

In Praise of a Brazen Poet: On the Essays of Kay Ryan, Outsider

Jason Guriel Considers the Legacy of a Literary Maverick

By Jason Guriel | April 28, 2021

False Memories and Manufactured Myths: Growing Up in a Conspiracy Theory Household

False Memories and Manufactured Myths: Growing Up in a Conspiracy Theory Household

Faith Merino Wonders How We All Got So Much Wrong

By Faith Merino | April 28, 2021

How Julia Turshen Figured Out How to Pitch Her New Cookbook

How Julia Turshen Figured Out How to Pitch Her New Cookbook

In Conversation with Kendra Winchester on Reading Women

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