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It's a good day to rewatch John Lewis accepting the National Book Award.

It's a good day to rewatch John Lewis accepting the National Book Award.

By Emily Temple | July 20, 2020

Five Japanese Authors Share Their Favorite Murakami Short Stories

Five Japanese Authors Share Their Favorite Murakami Short Stories

Yoko Ogawa, Masatsugu Ono, and Others Discuss

By David Karashima | July 20, 2020

There Be Dragons. In This Essay.

There Be Dragons. In This Essay.

Arra Lynn Ross on Old Norse Translations and Decoding Myths

By Arra Lynn Ross | July 20, 2020

On John Berger and Writing As an <br>Act of Distancing

On John Berger and Writing As an
Act of Distancing

Guy Gunaratne at the Intersection of Isolation and Hope

By Guy Gunaratne | July 20, 2020

Lydia Davis on Making the Decision<br> Not to Fly

Lydia Davis on Making the Decision
Not to Fly

In Conversation (at a Distance) with Johanne Fronth-Nygren

By Lydia Davis | July 20, 2020

The Disorienting World of New York's Social Elite

The Disorienting World of New York's Social Elite

Kirkland Hamill on the Way Wealth Limits One's Worldviews

By Kirkland Hamill | July 20, 2020

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J.K. Rowling's sales suddenly slowed down in June. I wonder why.

By Corinne Segal | July 17, 2020

A new emergency fund will help literary organizations hit hard by the pandemic.

A new emergency fund will help literary organizations hit hard by the pandemic.

By Aaron Robertson | July 17, 2020

When an Iconic Artist is Claimed By Both the Left and the Right

When an Iconic Artist is Claimed By Both the Left and the Right

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of Art and Politics

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On the Endless Symbolism of the Best Summer Movie Ever Made: <em>Jaws</em>

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Inside a Reporters Notebook at the US-Mexico Border

Jacob Soboroff on Writing About Family Separation

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The Week in Books LIVE: <em>Gatsby</em>, Weiss, Whitehead, and More

The Week in Books LIVE: Gatsby, Weiss, Whitehead, and More

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Viewing Literature as a Lab for Community Ethics

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