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On the Ecstasy—and Agony—of Running an Ultramarathon in Your Seventies

On the Ecstasy—and Agony—of Running an Ultramarathon in Your Seventies

Bernd Heinrich Doesn’t Ever Want to Stop Running

By Bernd Heinrich | July 9, 2021

The Science of Happy Hour: On the Irresistible Chemistry of Your Favorite Drinks

The Science of Happy Hour: On the Irresistible Chemistry of Your Favorite Drinks

Kate Biberdorf Considers What Goes Into a Good Time

By Kate Biberdorf | July 9, 2021

Richard Flanagan on Writing (and Rewriting) Through the Devastating Bushfires in Tasmania and Australia

Richard Flanagan on Writing (and Rewriting) Through the Devastating Bushfires in Tasmania and Australia

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | July 9, 2021

What Makes Jewish Literature “Jewish”?

What Makes Jewish Literature “Jewish”?

Ilan Stavans on Belonging, Bookishness, and Memory

By Ilan Stavans | July 9, 2021

How Crafting Got Me Through the Worst 700 Days of My Life

How Crafting Got Me Through the Worst 700 Days of My Life

Kelly Williams Brown on Fame, Fortune, Depression, and the Power of Tiny Paper Stars

By Kelly Williams Brown | July 9, 2021

David Potter on What Lenin and Luther Can Teach Us About Our Age of Disruption

David Potter on What Lenin and Luther Can Teach Us About Our Age of Disruption

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | July 9, 2021

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Anne Lamott on Writing Compelling Dialogue

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A nun just unearthed a previously unknown Dante manuscript.

A nun just unearthed a previously unknown Dante manuscript.

By Walker Caplan | July 8, 2021

Read the story that just won the biggest short story prize in the world.

Read the story that just won the biggest short story prize in the world.

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What parents and teachers are getting wrong about childhood reading preferences.

What parents and teachers are getting wrong about childhood reading preferences.

By Jonny Diamond | July 8, 2021

Exclusive: NoViolet Bulawayo's next novel, <em>Glory</em>, is coming your way this spring.

Exclusive: NoViolet Bulawayo's next novel, Glory, is coming your way this spring.

By Emily Temple | July 8, 2021

When Franklin Pierce Saved Nathaniel Hawthorne from Financial Ruin

When Franklin Pierce Saved Nathaniel Hawthorne from Financial Ruin

Gary Ginsberg on the Longtime Friendship Between the Novelist and the Future President

By Gary Ginsberg | July 8, 2021

Toward Antifascist Futures: On Small-Scale Organizing as a Global Movement

Toward Antifascist Futures: On Small-Scale Organizing as a Global Movement

Ewa Majewska Investigates Counter Publics of the Common

By Ewa Majewska | July 8, 2021

In Praise of the Great Rats in Literature. Literally.

In Praise of the Great Rats in Literature. Literally.

Austin Ratner on the Most Maligned Animal in the History of Art

By Austin Ratner | July 8, 2021

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