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(Almost) Every Cultural Reference in <em>Pretend It's a City</em>, Annotated

(Almost) Every Cultural Reference in Pretend It's a City, Annotated

A Fran Lebowitz-Centric Syllabus

By Annie Berke | March 1, 2021

Ijeoma Oluo on the Pervasive Impact of White Mediocrity

Ijeoma Oluo on the Pervasive Impact of White Mediocrity

Jasmine J. Mahmoud Talks to the Author of Mediocre

By Jasmine J. Mahmoud | March 1, 2021

A Brief History of Women Street Photographers

A Brief History of Women Street Photographers

Melissa Breyer on the Pioneers Who Challenged Gender Roles

By Melissa Breyer | March 1, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, March 1st to March 7th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, March 1st to March 7th

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By Kiki Nicole | March 1, 2021

The Unavoidable Villainy of Being an Organic Farmer

The Unavoidable Villainy of Being an Organic Farmer

Julie Carrick Dalton on Being the Mr. McGregor of Her Garden’s Story

By Julie Carrick Dalton | March 1, 2021

A Shipwrecked Mother Tongue: On Confronting Linguistic Dispossession

A Shipwrecked Mother Tongue: On Confronting Linguistic Dispossession

Claudio Lomnitz Examines Inherited Languages and Family Histories

By Claudio Lomnitz | March 1, 2021

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By Timothy Denevi | February 28, 2021

Cult 45: Navigating the Virulence of the First Post-Trump CPAC

Cult 45: Navigating the Virulence of the First Post-Trump CPAC

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By Timothy Denevi | February 27, 2021

Why do we keep pretending that <em>The Time Traveler's Wife</em> is a love story?

Why do we keep pretending that The Time Traveler's Wife is a love story?

By Vanessa Willoughby | February 26, 2021

Can Ta-Nehisi Coates make the world's most boring superhero interesting?

Can Ta-Nehisi Coates make the world's most boring superhero interesting?

By Jessie Gaynor | February 26, 2021

One nice thing: four longtime friends have founded a literary journal for poetry by women over 50.

One nice thing: four longtime friends have founded a literary journal for poetry by women over 50.

By Walker Caplan | February 26, 2021

Astra Publishing House is launching an international literary magazine.

Astra Publishing House is launching an international literary magazine.

By Walker Caplan | February 26, 2021

You can now read Jeremy O. Harris’s <em>YELL</em> from the comfort of your own home.

You can now read Jeremy O. Harris’s YELL from the comfort of your own home.

By Walker Caplan | February 26, 2021

Olga Tokarczuk's

Olga Tokarczuk's "magnum opus" has finally been translated into English (and you can read it soon).

By Emily Temple | February 26, 2021

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