The Unavoidable Trap of Politeness: Why Is It So Hard to Just Say “No”?

The Unavoidable Trap of Politeness: Why Is It So Hard to Just Say “No”?

Vanessa Bohns on the Psychology Behind Our Unbearable Fear of Social Embarrassment

By Vanessa Bohns | September 10, 2021

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

Sasha Sagan Considers the Sea-Change of Our News Cycle, and What Empathy Means

By Sasha Sagan | September 10, 2021

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

A Steamy Excerpt of the Literary Couple’s Correspondence

By Shaun Usher | September 10, 2021

Jai Chakrabarti on How to Get Unstuck While Writing

Jai Chakrabarti on How to Get Unstuck While Writing

"I took a long pause."

By Jai Chakrabarti | September 10, 2021

S. Qiouyi Lu on Surveillance Technology, Experimental Narratives, and Neopronouns

S. Qiouyi Lu on Surveillance Technology, Experimental Narratives, and Neopronouns

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | September 10, 2021

From the Fall of the Towers to Building Anew

From the Fall of the Towers to Building Anew

Joe Woolhead on Documenting the Chaos of 9/11 and Later Efforts to Rebuild

By Joe Woolhead | September 10, 2021

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The Three Women of Bronzeville: On Finding Safety in My Mother, Grandmother, and Aunt

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Dawn Turner Chronicles Her Sprawling Family History and Growing Up on the South Side of Chicago

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Les Standiford on Why the Circus Is Key to Understanding Who We Are

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In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

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This recently-discovered 800-year-old Arthurian manuscript needs more groinspell.

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Read the love poem that went viral . . . in ancient Greece.

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Stephen King has released a new short story, with profits going to support the ACLU.

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Here's Tolstoy's recipe for macaroni and cheese (AKA Mac & Peace).

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By Jessie Gaynor | September 9, 2021

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