The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember is a new kind of library.

The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember is a new kind of library.

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Here's the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

Here's the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

By Emily Temple | September 15, 2021

The time Norm Macdonald dunked on Bret Easton Ellis in defense of Alice Munro.

The time Norm Macdonald dunked on Bret Easton Ellis in defense of Alice Munro.

By Jonny Diamond | September 15, 2021

On the Subversive Power of Gossip

On the Subversive Power of Gossip

Maria Tatar Considers the Deep Cultural Work of Chatter

By Maria Tatar | September 15, 2021

Big Town, Insistent Revolutions: On the Rich, Kaleidoscopic Lives of New Yorkers in Literature

Big Town, Insistent Revolutions: On the Rich, Kaleidoscopic Lives of New Yorkers in Literature

Vince Passaro Recommends Great Books About the Big Apple

By Vince Passaro | September 15, 2021

Maggie Nelson on Climate Change and Hopelessness

Maggie Nelson on Climate Change and Hopelessness

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | September 15, 2021

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Writing a Novel Through Illness: On the Inseparability of Body and Mind

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When Incarceration Comes Home: On Prison “Reforms” That Still Do Harm

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Minal Bopaiah on Equity as the Foundation for Group Success

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Remember the Dante’s Inferno video game (and its deranged gonzo marketing)?

Remember the Dante’s Inferno video game (and its deranged gonzo marketing)?

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The Netflix-Don DeLillo romance continues with <em>Underworld</em>.

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Patricia Smith has won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement.

Patricia Smith has won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement.

By Snigdha Koirala | September 14, 2021

Jhumpa Lahiri's new book on translation will be published next spring.

Jhumpa Lahiri's new book on translation will be published next spring.

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<em>New Yorker </em>editor calls out her own magazine for woeful record on diversity.

New Yorker editor calls out her own magazine for woeful record on diversity.

By Jonny Diamond | September 14, 2021

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