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Secrets of the Designer: The Nuance of Creating the Perfect Book Cover

Secrets of the Designer: The Nuance of Creating the Perfect Book Cover

Alia Hanna Habib in Conversation with Emily Mahon

By Alia Hanna Habib | April 7, 2025

“The Past is Another Country.” On Fate, Grief and the Slow Disintegration of a Family in Zimbabwe

“The Past is Another Country.” On Fate, Grief and the Slow Disintegration of a Family in Zimbabwe

Peter Godwin Explores the Known and Unknown Sides of Those Closest To Him

By Peter Godwin | April 7, 2025

Inventing Truths: What Toni Morrison’s Fiction Taught Me About Writing Memoir

Inventing Truths: What Toni Morrison’s Fiction Taught Me About Writing Memoir

Bridgett M. Davis on the Creative Lessons Learned From an Icon of American Literature

By Bridgett M. Davis | April 7, 2025

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Here are a few things that are getting us through the week.

By Brittany Allen | April 4, 2025

The University <em>is the Crisis</em>: On the Price of Columbia’s Soul

The University is the Crisis: On the Price of Columbia’s Soul

“In real-life Trump America, critical thought and political speech are shuttered in service of a belligerent agenda.”

By Shana L. Redmond | April 4, 2025

Memory, Care, Protection: Crystal Hana Kim on the Many Uses of Food

Memory, Care, Protection: Crystal Hana Kim on the Many Uses of Food

“To pay attention to the meal in front of you is to commit your hope and faith.”

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Here's the shortlist for the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

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Our Freedom is Fragile: Lessons From the Jewish Children Who Fled Nazi Germany

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Pamela Newton on the Legacy of the Kindertransport

By Pamela Newton | April 3, 2025

The Forest For the Trees: How “Backyard Biology” Can Lead to Scientific Breakthroughs

The Forest For the Trees: How “Backyard Biology” Can Lead to Scientific Breakthroughs

Thor Hanson on the Joys of Slowing Down and Discovering the Unknown In the Familiar

By Thor Hanson | April 3, 2025

What We Can Learn About Death and the Afterlife From the Earliest Humans

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Robert Garland Explores the Mourning Rituals and Burial Practices of the Prehistoric and Ancient Past

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Suddenly Old, Suddenly the Other: On the Unfamiliar World of Aging

Suddenly Old, Suddenly the Other: On the Unfamiliar World of Aging

Douglas J. Penick Considers Time, Transitions, and Classical Music

By Douglas J. Penick | April 3, 2025

More Than Just a Toy: What an Old Dollhouse Taught Me About Storytelling and Family

More Than Just a Toy: What an Old Dollhouse Taught Me About Storytelling and Family

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