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    Personal Essay

    The Paradox of a Hurricane: Death and Love Its Wake

    By Gabrielle Bellot  September 26, 2017
    Did you know?

    8 Notable Attempts to Hack the New York Times Bestseller List

    By Emily Temple  September 26, 2017
    Personal Essay

    Riding Out Hurricane Irma with a 900-Page Book

    By Lorraine Berry  September 26, 2017
    History

    Returning Antoine de Saint-Exupéry to the Skies

    By Douglas R. Dechow and Anna Leahy  September 26, 2017
    Excerpts

    Speaking Truth to Power is as American as Apple Pie

    By Marcus Rediker  September 26, 2017
    What to Read

    5 Books Making News this Week: Religion, Refugees, and Odysseys

    By Jane Ciabattari  September 26, 2017
    Politics

    How One Authoritarian Regime Made Another One Look Good

    By Dwyer Murphy  September 25, 2017
    Where to Go

    Selling Books from William Faulkner’s First Writing Room

    By Alex Johnson  September 25, 2017
    Excerpts

    Searching for My Mother, 16 Years After Her Murder

    By Sarah Perry  September 25, 2017
    Politics

    The Secret Meeting Where the Idea of America as a Global Power Was Born

    By Helen C. Epstein  September 25, 2017
    Biography

    Louisa May Alcott: A Difficult Woman Who Got Things Done

    By Elise Hooper  September 25, 2017
    Deep Dive

    Lu Xun: What is Revolutionary Literature?

    By Lu Xun  September 25, 2017
    Excerpts

    Life as a Trans Man in Turn-of-the-Century America

    By Emily Skidmore  September 22, 2017
    Excerpts

    How Loving The Princess Bride Led Me to Buddhism

    By Ethan Nichern  September 22, 2017
    Excerpts

    Beyond Heroes and Villains: A Deeper Look at the 19th-Century Indian Wars

    By Peter Cozzens  September 21, 2017
    Personal Essay

    To Speak is to Be Misunderstood: On Parenting and Parents

    By Minna Zallman Proctor  September 21, 2017
    Personal Essay

    How A Single Rosh Hashanah Dinner Sparked 10 Years of Research

    By Devin Murphy  September 21, 2017
    Biography

    Writing Bellow’s Biography While He Was Still Alive

    By James Atlas  September 20, 2017
    Personal Essay

    A Monster No Matter What: On Being Unable to Grieve for My Father

    By Mako Yoshikawa  September 20, 2017
    Deep Dive

    What Can Comedy News Shows Actually Accomplish?

    By Dawn Herrera Helphand  September 20, 2017
    Spotlight

    The Future of New Writing: Sayaka Murata

    By Freeman's   September 19, 2017
    Spotlight

    The Future of New Writing: Claire Vaye Watkins

    By Freeman's   September 19, 2017
    Spotlight

    The Future of New Writing: Marius Chivu

    By Freeman's   September 19, 2017
    Spotlight

    The Future of New Writing: Ross Raisin

    By Freeman's   September 19, 2017
    Spotlight

    The Future of New Writing: Solmaz Sharif

    By Freeman's   September 19, 2017
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