Listen to a 1962 recording of Sylvia Plath reading

Listen to a 1962 recording of Sylvia Plath reading "Daddy."

By Dan Sheehan | October 12, 2021

The movement to put translators' names on book covers is working.

The movement to put translators' names on book covers is working.

By Walker Caplan | October 12, 2021

Everything you need to know about the Sally Rooney/Israel controversy.

Everything you need to know about the Sally Rooney/Israel controversy.

By Walker Caplan | October 12, 2021

Read this newly discovered 1949 Ann Petry essay about Harlem.

Read this newly discovered 1949 Ann Petry essay about Harlem.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 12, 2021

Here are some poetic ways to respond to annoying work emails.

Here are some poetic ways to respond to annoying work emails.

By Snigdha Koirala | October 12, 2021

Planning for the End of the World (Or: Hopelessness as Superstition)

Planning for the End of the World (Or: Hopelessness as Superstition)

Bethany Ball is a Little Preoccupied with Complete and Universal Devastation

By Bethany Ball | October 12, 2021

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Joshua Bennett on Fatherhood: “We Do Not Live Forever. But We Do Live On.”

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Kyle Harper on the Global History of Infectious Disease

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 12, 2021

“Thinking Outside the Brain.” Annie Murphy Paul Discusses Her New Book

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In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Paul Bradley Carr on a Modern Murder Mystery in Silicon Valley

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William Sites on Sun Ra’s Proto-Afrofuturism and Birmingham Upbringing

William Sites on Sun Ra’s Proto-Afrofuturism and Birmingham Upbringing

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

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The Grief of Displacement: On Being a Child in a Refugee Camp

The Grief of Displacement: On Being a Child in a Refugee Camp

Mondiant Dogon Considers the Experience of Collective Suffering

By Mondiant Dogon with Jenna Krajeski | October 12, 2021

Jennifer Higgie on the Forgotten Perspective of Women in Art

Jennifer Higgie on the Forgotten Perspective of Women in Art

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 12, 2021

This new web tool gets rid of everything but punctuation—so you can see your hidden literary style.

This new web tool gets rid of everything but punctuation—so you can see your hidden literary style.

By Walker Caplan | October 8, 2021

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