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The 13 Best Book Covers<br> of August

The 13 Best Book Covers
of August

Better Than Looking at Your Phone

By Emily Temple | August 28, 2020

Lake Michigan Thinks It's <br>Still an Ocean

Lake Michigan Thinks It's
Still an Ocean

Jill Sisson Quinn on the Strange Allure of One of the Great Lakes

By Jill Sisson Quinn | August 28, 2020

She Said She Would Write the Essay Herself: Reading Virginia Woolf in Middle Age

She Said She Would Write the Essay Herself: Reading Virginia Woolf in Middle Age

Heather O'Neill Discovers Many Ways to See the Self in Mrs Dalloway

By Heather O'Neill | August 28, 2020

Learning to Appreciate the Small Things From a 1,000-Year-Old Japanese Writer

Learning to Appreciate the Small Things From a 1,000-Year-Old Japanese Writer

Eric Weiner on Reading Sei Shōnagon

By Eric Weiner | August 28, 2020

Prayer to the Redwood

Prayer to the Redwood

A Poem By Mai Der Vang

By Mai Der Vang | August 28, 2020

On the Brink of War: A View of North and South Korea in 1950

On the Brink of War: A View of North and South Korea in 1950

Charles J. Hanley on the Cold War Rivalry that Led to Battle

By Charles J. Hanley | August 28, 2020

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But You Don't Look Trans?
A Tale of Microagression

By Veronica Esposito | August 28, 2020

Hallie Rubenhold on Winning and Writing History

By Read Smart | August 28, 2020

The History of Witch Hunts in the Early Modern Atlantic World

By New Books Network | August 28, 2020

Ian Buruma on the So-Called Special Relationship Between the US and the UK

Ian Buruma on the So-Called Special Relationship Between the US and the UK

Ian Buruma in Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On

By Keen On | August 28, 2020

Dr. Michele Harper: Healing Yourself by Understanding How to Heal Others

Dr. Michele Harper: Healing Yourself by Understanding How to Heal Others

This Week on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | August 28, 2020

<em>Poetry</em> magazine will skip its September issue to address its

Poetry magazine will skip its September issue to address its "deep-seated white supremacy."

By Corinne Segal | August 27, 2020

Powell's Books will stop selling books through Amazon due to its

Powell's Books will stop selling books through Amazon due to its "detrimental impact" on stores.

By Corinne Segal | August 27, 2020

A writer's retreat in Tokyo will treat you like a Real Author, deadlines, nosy editors, and all.

A writer's retreat in Tokyo will treat you like a Real Author, deadlines, nosy editors, and all.

By Aaron Robertson | August 27, 2020

The Year Afropessimism Hit the Streets?: <br> A Conversation at the Edge of the World

The Year Afropessimism Hit the Streets?:
A Conversation at the Edge of the World

Aaron Robertson Talks to Frank Wilderson III

By Aaron Robertson | August 27, 2020

To John Lewis, Whose Strength and Sweetness Never Faltered

To John Lewis, Whose Strength and Sweetness Never Faltered

A Letter From Poet Nikky Finney

By Nikky Finney | August 27, 2020

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