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Here are the six winners of this year’s Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting.

Here are the six winners of this year’s Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting.

By Walker Caplan | July 26, 2021

Garth Greenwell’s <em>What Belongs to You</em> is becoming an opera.

Garth Greenwell’s What Belongs to You is becoming an opera.

By Walker Caplan | July 26, 2021

Stephen King is about to take over podcasts.

Stephen King is about to take over podcasts.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 26, 2021

Octavia Butler's 1979 bio is an object lesson in writing author bios.

Octavia Butler's 1979 bio is an object lesson in writing author bios.

By Emily Temple | July 26, 2021

Mary Jo Bang Wonders Why It Takes So Long to Meet Beatrice in Dante’s <em>Inferno</em>

Mary Jo Bang Wonders Why It Takes So Long to Meet Beatrice in Dante’s Inferno

Considering the Scarcity of Female Characters in the Cantos

By Mary Jo Bang | July 26, 2021

Tales of a Bright Young Sportswriter at the 1969 NBA Finals

Tales of a Bright Young Sportswriter at the 1969 NBA Finals

Leigh Montville on Covering One of Sport’s Great Rivalries: the Celtics vs. the Lakers

By Leigh Montville | July 26, 2021

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How an 18th-Century Cookbook Offers Glimpses of Jane Austen’s Domestic Life

By Julienne Gehrer | July 26, 2021

Would You Give Up Air-Conditioning If You Knew It Would Save the Planet?

By Eric Dean Wilson | July 26, 2021

WATCH: Kiese Laymon in Conversation with Robert Jones, Jr.

By The Virtual Book Channel | July 26, 2021

On Molly Williams, One of America’s First Female Firefighters

On Molly Williams, One of America’s First Female Firefighters

Jaime Lowe Traces the History of “Volunteer” Firefighting as a New Form of Servitude

By Jaime Lowe | July 26, 2021

“Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves.” A Poem by J. Drew Lanham

“Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves.” A Poem by J. Drew Lanham

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | July 26, 2021

Richard Leider on Growing into Yourself with Age

Richard Leider on Growing into Yourself with Age

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | July 26, 2021

Finding the Fault Lines Beneath Auroville’s Utopian Dreams

Finding the Fault Lines Beneath Auroville’s Utopian Dreams

Akash Kapur on the Dangers of Searching for Something That Isn’t There

By Akash Kapur | July 26, 2021

Tobey Pearl on the Beginnings of America’s Judicial System

Tobey Pearl on the Beginnings of America’s Judicial System

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 26, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | July 23, 2021

A new Little Free Library program will bring thousands of diverse books to Detroit neighborhoods.

A new Little Free Library program will bring thousands of diverse books to Detroit neighborhoods.

By Walker Caplan | July 23, 2021

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