The Books That Give Us Chills: On Reading Emotionally

The Books That Give Us Chills: On Reading Emotionally

Veronica Esposito Considers the Power of Art on the Body

By Veronica Esposito | September 13, 2021

If I Had Loved Her Less: On a Queer Reading of Henry David Thoreau and the Daily Performance of Manhood

If I Had Loved Her Less: On a Queer Reading of Henry David Thoreau and the Daily Performance of Manhood

Jennifer Finney Boylan Considers What Risks We Take to Live Our Full Truth

By Jennifer Finney Boylan | September 13, 2021

In Celebration of Laurie Colwin’s Lost Manhattan

In Celebration of Laurie Colwin’s Lost Manhattan

Bethanne Patrick on a World of Simple Pleasures and Great Kitchens

By Bethanne Patrick | September 13, 2021

Seeking a More Tranquil Mind? Take Horace’s Advice

Seeking a More Tranquil Mind? Take Horace’s Advice

Alan Jacobs on Getting an Education in Possibility From the Ancients

By Alan Jacobs | September 13, 2021

Some Life Lessons (Read: Humiliations) From Playing Music

Some Life Lessons (Read: Humiliations) From Playing Music

Emily Itami on How Music Prepared Her For the Writing Life

By Emily Itami | September 13, 2021

Thom Hartmann on the Shameful History of American Healthcare

Thom Hartmann on the Shameful History of American Healthcare

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 13, 2021

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Charles Foster on Communion with the More-Than-Human and the Limits of Language

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Triumph and Tragedy: On Being a Mets Fan... and Being a Mankiewicz

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City of Ash: Photographing New York City on the Morning of 9/11

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This year's shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award is dominated by new voices.

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After 3 days, Sally Rooney’s latest is already Waterstones’ bestselling fiction title of 2021.

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A college class re-wrote <em>The Great Gatsby</em> over Zoom—and now it’s been optioned for film.

A college class re-wrote The Great Gatsby over Zoom—and now it’s been optioned for film.

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Nicaragua has ordered the arrest of award-winning author Sergio Ramírez.

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How notoriously private poet Mary Oliver once saved a depressed high school student's life.

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