Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

Michelle Jana Chan on the Power of Family to Shape Your Own Narrative

By Michelle Jana Chan | August 27, 2021

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: On War, Reincarnation, and the Changing Names of Myanmar

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: On War, Reincarnation, and the Changing Names of Myanmar

Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint Finds Connections With Her Great-Grandfather

By Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint | August 27, 2021

Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro on the Global Epidemic of Irrational Thinking

Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro on the Global Epidemic of Irrational Thinking

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 27, 2021

Matt Bell in Praise of Genre Agnosticism

Matt Bell in Praise of Genre Agnosticism

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | August 27, 2021

McNally Jackson is publishing gorgeous new paperback editions of overlooked classics.

McNally Jackson is publishing gorgeous new paperback editions of overlooked classics.

By Emily Temple | August 26, 2021

These five books are perfect picks for dog lovers.

These five books are perfect picks for dog lovers.

By Vanessa Willoughby | August 26, 2021

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Illustrating the Risks of Winston Smith’s Love Affair

By George Orwell and Frido Nesti | August 26, 2021

Finding Literary Spaces Amid the Intensity of New Motherhood

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George Packer on Redefining "American" and the Inequalities of the State

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Police Abolition Is About Building Up More Than Tearing Down

Police Abolition Is About Building Up More Than Tearing Down

Geo Maher on Emancipation and Reconstruction, Past and Future

By Geo Maher | August 26, 2021

Deborah Levy: Finding a <del>Room</del> House of One’s Own

Deborah Levy: Finding a Room House of One’s Own

“Yes. I wanted a house. And a garden. I wanted land.”

By Deborah Levy | August 26, 2021

On Land, Community, and Celebration in the Historic All-Black Towns of Oklahoma

On Land, Community, and Celebration in the Historic All-Black Towns of Oklahoma

Tina M. Campt Looks at “Black Possibility Made Real”

By Tina M. Campt | August 26, 2021

Hanif Abdurraqib on Pushing the Boundaries of Friendship

Hanif Abdurraqib on Pushing the Boundaries of Friendship

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

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Divine Intervention: 6 Books About Women Leaving Strict Religious Communities and Finding Themselves

Divine Intervention: 6 Books About Women Leaving Strict Religious Communities and Finding Themselves

Jaye Viner Recommends Narratives of Personal Exodus

By Jaye Viner | August 26, 2021

Seeing Yourself in the Gaze of Others: On Disability and the Freedom of Youth

Seeing Yourself in the Gaze of Others: On Disability and the Freedom of Youth

Jan Grue Navigates the Social Politics of Visibility

By Jan Grue | August 26, 2021

A Conversation with Charles Person, the Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders

A Conversation with Charles Person, the Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders

This Week on the Book Dreams Podcast

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