A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

Kate Colby on Finding Inspiration in Edward Hopper’s “Cape Cod Morning”

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Funeral For a Postponed Death: On Burying Argentina’s Disappeared

Funeral For a Postponed Death: On Burying Argentina’s Disappeared

Mariana Enriquez: “How beautiful cemeteries are.... Where the name and the date remain, a voice that says: I was here, now I’m gone.”

By Mariana Enriquez | October 2, 2025

Re(se)a(r)ching For Connection: Navigating the Fact and Fiction of Alien Abduction Stories

Re(se)a(r)ching For Connection: Navigating the Fact and Fiction of Alien Abduction Stories

Ilana Masad: “It’s in trying to reach beyond our limited selves that we are, I believe, most human.”

By Ilana Masad | October 2, 2025

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2025

How many books is a lot of books? How many is too many?

How many books is a lot of books? How many is too many?

By Jonny Diamond | October 1, 2025

<em> Reading Rainbow </em> is back, thanks to this famous internet librarian.

Reading Rainbow is back, thanks to this famous internet librarian.

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The Poetry of Tortured Hearts: On Taylor Swift’s Pre-Raphaelite Era

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What My Grandmother’s Death Folder Taught Me About Love and Duty

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Mother Tongues: Reflections on Memory, Language, and Love in Germany

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Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize.

Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize.

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Yusuf / Cat Stevens' book tour has been postponed due to unspecified visa issues.

Yusuf / Cat Stevens' book tour has been postponed due to unspecified visa issues.

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Here are the finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

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Ron DeSantis is about to “gift” Donald Trump a $200 million plot of land for his “library.”

Ron DeSantis is about to “gift” Donald Trump a $200 million plot of land for his “library.”

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The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

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The 14 Best Book Covers of September

The 14 Best Book Covers of September

Texture, Text, and Turntables

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Who Was the Real, Historical Mary, Mother of Jesus?

Who Was the Real, Historical Mary, Mother of Jesus?

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By James D. Tabor | September 30, 2025

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