The New Yorker Union is preparing to strike—and they’ve put together a special Strike Issue.

The New Yorker Union is preparing to strike—and they’ve put together a special Strike Issue.

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Apparently, William Styron was fired from his first job in publishing for being a total slob.

Apparently, William Styron was fired from his first job in publishing for being a total slob.

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Lawrence Wright Traces the Parallels Between the Black Death and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lawrence Wright Traces the Parallels Between the Black Death and the COVID-19 Pandemic

On 14th-Century Italy, Medieval Medicine, and the Consequences of the Plague

By Lawrence Wright | June 11, 2021

On the Young Doctors Who Came of Age During a Pandemic

On the Young Doctors Who Came of Age During a Pandemic

Emma Goldberg Tells the Story of Sam and Jeremy

By Emma Goldberg | June 11, 2021

On the Evolution of Female-Driven Gothic Narratives: A Reading List

On the Evolution of Female-Driven Gothic Narratives: A Reading List

Christine Mangan Recommends Fiction that Honors and Upholds the Genre’s Enduring Legacy

By Christine Mangan | June 11, 2021

Why Are We All So Obsessed with Genealogy?

Why Are We All So Obsessed with Genealogy?

Libby Copeland on America’s Endless Exploration of Its Own DNA

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Carrie Mae Weems and the Long History of Collective Self-Institutionalization Among Black Radicals

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Walter Mosley on Learning to Love Rewriting

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On Maurice Sendak’s birthday, take a look at some of his rare drawings.

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“The books are no longer themselves.” Saul Bellow’s prescient takedown of literary criticism.

“The books are no longer themselves.” Saul Bellow’s prescient takedown of literary criticism.

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Get away from it all with a trip to this Japanese book hotel.

Get away from it all with a trip to this Japanese book hotel.

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