Who Gets To Be <em>Bossypants</em>? On Class and Privilege in Female Comedians’ Memoirs

Who Gets To Be Bossypants? On Class and Privilege in Female Comedians’ Memoirs

Sarah Jaffe on Ellie Kemper, Tina Fey, and Tiffany Haddish

By Sarah Jaffe | August 27, 2021

Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

Michelle Jana Chan on the Power of Family to Shape Your Own Narrative

By Michelle Jana Chan | August 27, 2021

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: On War, Reincarnation, and the Changing Names of Myanmar

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: On War, Reincarnation, and the Changing Names of Myanmar

Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint Finds Connections With Her Great-Grandfather

By Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint | August 27, 2021

Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro on the Global Epidemic of Irrational Thinking

Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro on the Global Epidemic of Irrational Thinking

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 27, 2021

Matt Bell in Praise of Genre Agnosticism

Matt Bell in Praise of Genre Agnosticism

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | August 27, 2021

McNally Jackson is publishing gorgeous new paperback editions of overlooked classics.

McNally Jackson is publishing gorgeous new paperback editions of overlooked classics.

By Emily Temple | August 26, 2021

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Illustrating the Risks of Winston Smith’s Love Affair

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George Packer on Redefining

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Police Abolition Is About Building Up More Than Tearing Down

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Geo Maher on Emancipation and Reconstruction, Past and Future

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Deborah Levy: Finding a <del>Room</del> House of One’s Own

Deborah Levy: Finding a Room House of One’s Own

“Yes. I wanted a house. And a garden. I wanted land.”

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On Land, Community, and Celebration in the Historic All-Black Towns of Oklahoma

On Land, Community, and Celebration in the Historic All-Black Towns of Oklahoma

Tina M. Campt Looks at “Black Possibility Made Real”

By Tina M. Campt | August 26, 2021

Hanif Abdurraqib on Pushing the Boundaries of Friendship

Hanif Abdurraqib on Pushing the Boundaries of Friendship

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | August 26, 2021

Divine Intervention: 6 Books About Women Leaving Strict Religious Communities and Finding Themselves

Divine Intervention: 6 Books About Women Leaving Strict Religious Communities and Finding Themselves

Jaye Viner Recommends Narratives of Personal Exodus

By Jaye Viner | August 26, 2021

Seeing Yourself in the Gaze of Others: On Disability and the Freedom of Youth

Seeing Yourself in the Gaze of Others: On Disability and the Freedom of Youth

Jan Grue Navigates the Social Politics of Visibility

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