Kathie Klarreich: How Working with Incarcerated People Has Changed My Life

Kathie Klarreich: How Working with Incarcerated People Has Changed My Life

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | July 30, 2021

This is not a drill: we're getting a new Zora Neale Hurston essay collection in 2022.

This is not a drill: we're getting a new Zora Neale Hurston essay collection in 2022.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 29, 2021

Maggie Shipstead's <em>Great Circle</em> is coming to TV.

Maggie Shipstead's Great Circle is coming to TV.

By Dan Sheehan | July 29, 2021

“Brother, you’ve got a fan now!” Read a letter from Nina Simone to Langston Hughes.

“Brother, you’ve got a fan now!” Read a letter from Nina Simone to Langston Hughes.

By Walker Caplan | July 29, 2021

The only known recording of J.D. Salinger’s voice will be cremated with the woman who stole it.

The only known recording of J.D. Salinger’s voice will be cremated with the woman who stole it.

By Walker Caplan | July 29, 2021

New Yorker Union members have unanimously voted to ratify their first contract.

New Yorker Union members have unanimously voted to ratify their first contract.

By Walker Caplan | July 29, 2021

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What is the Point of Children’s Books About the Climate Crisis?

What is the Point of Children’s Books About the Climate Crisis?

Writers Consider What Books Can, and Can't, Do for Kids

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<em>The Green Knight</em> Unmakes a Classic—to Unsettling and Glorious Effect

The Green Knight Unmakes a Classic—to Unsettling and Glorious Effect

And yes, Dev Patel slaps.

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Introducing the New Editor of the <em>Oxford American</em>: Danielle A. Jackson

Introducing the New Editor of the Oxford American: Danielle A. Jackson

“I like stories that trouble borders and boundaries we have all taken for granted for too long.”

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An Evening of Comics: Kristen Radtke in Conversation with Mira Jacob and Malaka Gharib

An Evening of Comics: Kristen Radtke in Conversation with Mira Jacob and Malaka Gharib

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By The Virtual Book Channel | July 29, 2021

Love Affairs with Dead Composers: How Discovering Chopin Saved Mena Suvari

Love Affairs with Dead Composers: How Discovering Chopin Saved Mena Suvari

The American Beauty Actor on the Power of Music and the Challenges of Belonging

By Mena Suvari | July 29, 2021

Tahmima Anam on the Marriage of Rom-Com and Satire

Tahmima Anam on the Marriage of Rom-Com and Satire

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | July 29, 2021

Being Seen: 5 Great Books That Capture the Essence of Coming of Age

Being Seen: 5 Great Books That Capture the Essence of Coming of Age

Contributors to the New Anthology Up All Night Recommend Stephen King, K. Ancrum, and More

By Laura Silverman | July 29, 2021

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