Notes From a Cairo Bookseller

Notes From a Cairo Bookseller

Nadia Wassef Reflects on Owning the First Modern Egyptian Bookstore of its Kind

By Nadia Wassef | October 4, 2021

Writing the Anxiety of Parenthood on the Precipice of Apocalypse

Writing the Anxiety of Parenthood on the Precipice of Apocalypse

Emma Szewczak Considers Questions of Procreation and Responsibility in Post-Apocalypse Narratives

By Emma Szewczak | October 4, 2021

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

French-Algerian Author Faïza Guène Considers Her Relationship to the Iconic Elephant

By Faїza Guène and Sarah Ardizzone | October 4, 2021

On Constancia de la Mora and the Plight of Writers in Exile

On Constancia de la Mora and the Plight of Writers in Exile

Soledad Fox Maura on Rediscovering the Fascinating Story of Her Distant Relative

By Soledad Fox Maura | October 4, 2021

The Complex Freedom of Creating Art as a Black Woman in Post-Apartheid South Africa

The Complex Freedom of Creating Art as a Black Woman in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Colleen van Niekerk on Writing After Enforced Silence

By Colleen van Niekerk | October 4, 2021

Jack Dash and Luke Swenson on Ecologies that Resist Borders

Jack Dash and Luke Swenson on Ecologies that Resist Borders

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 4, 2021

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  • Drayton and MacKenzie
  • The Long Revolution: Creating a United States After 1776

Janine di Giovanni on the End of Christianity in Its Historical Homeland

By Keen On | October 4, 2021

Eric J. Johnson on How Decisions are Made

By Keen On | October 4, 2021

The most memorable English teachers on TV, ranked.

By Katie Yee | October 1, 2021

Joan Didion's whole backlist is getting a minimalist new redesign.

Joan Didion's whole backlist is getting a minimalist new redesign.

By Emily Temple | October 1, 2021

A British school just banned slang—and it’s irritating linguists.

A British school just banned slang—and it’s irritating linguists.

By Walker Caplan | October 1, 2021

The best kind of library is a koala library.

The best kind of library is a koala library.

By Walker Caplan | October 1, 2021

"Food is healing." Learn how to make one of Maya Angelou's beloved family recipes.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 1, 2021

Exclusive cover reveal: Bryan Doerries's <em>The Oedipus Trilogy</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Bryan Doerries's The Oedipus Trilogy.

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2021

At least one person hasn’t read Sally Rooney, and it's Jonathan Franzen.

At least one person hasn’t read Sally Rooney, and it's Jonathan Franzen.

By Walker Caplan | October 1, 2021

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in October

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in October

Good Thing It’s Fall and You’ll Be Inside Anyway...

By Emily Temple | October 1, 2021

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