Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is curating a series of classic works by Black playwrights.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is curating a series of classic works by Black playwrights.

By Walker Caplan | October 22, 2021

A super-rare first folio fragment of Shakespeare’s <em>Henry IV</em> is up for auction.

A super-rare first folio fragment of Shakespeare’s Henry IV is up for auction.

By Walker Caplan | October 22, 2021

Why we're so fascinated by hot, charming serial killers.

Why we're so fascinated by hot, charming serial killers.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 22, 2021

Watching a Magazine, Reading a Movie: On Wes Anderson’s <em>The French Dispatch</em>

Watching a Magazine, Reading a Movie: On Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch

In Which Olivia Rutigliano “Reads” the Director’s Oeuvre

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 22, 2021

Ursula K. Le Guin always wanted Powell’s Books to be a proud union shop.

Ursula K. Le Guin always wanted Powell’s Books to be a proud union shop.

By Jonny Diamond | October 22, 2021

5 Audiobooks to Catch Up on the 2021 Pulitzer Winners and Finalists

5 Audiobooks to Catch Up on the 2021 Pulitzer Winners and Finalists

James Tate Hill Recommends Louise Erdrich, Marcia Chatelain, and More

By James Tate Hill | October 22, 2021

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Mary Gaitskill on Borrowing From Real Life in Writing (and the Dreams That Guided Her)

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Finding My Voice Through the Rage of Punk Music

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Why Samuel L. Jackson Was Expelled From Morehouse College

Why Samuel L. Jackson Was Expelled From Morehouse College

The Iconic Actor on His Time as Politically-Conscious Student at the Acclaimed HBCU

By Gavin Edwards | October 22, 2021

How to Memorize the Un-Memorizable

How to Memorize the Un-Memorizable

Marcus du Sautoy Offers Tips and Tricks for Building a Better “Memory Palace”

By Marcus du Sautoy | October 22, 2021

Sebastian Junger on Freedom vs. Community

Sebastian Junger on Freedom vs. Community

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Who Really Has the Authority to Write About the Pandemic?

Who Really Has the Authority to Write About the Pandemic?

Selina Mahmood on Making Space for Contradictions in Medicine

By Selina Mahmood | October 22, 2021

On Pastoral Poetry and the Language of Wilderness

On Pastoral Poetry and the Language of Wilderness

Oscar Oswald Considers Theocritus, Layli Long Soldier, and the Search for a Wild Poetry

By Oscar Oswald | October 22, 2021

Craig Davidson on the Secrets Best Left Out of Memoir

Craig Davidson on the Secrets Best Left Out of Memoir

"I’d slipped a gear between living a story and making a story."

By Craig Davidson | October 22, 2021

Josh Cohen on Letting the Literary Be a Guide to Life

Josh Cohen on Letting the Literary Be a Guide to Life

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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