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Look inside Oslo's stunning new public library, now open to the public.

Look inside Oslo's stunning new public library, now open to the public.

By Emily Temple | July 6, 2020

Dana Canedy has been named the executive vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster.

Dana Canedy has been named the executive vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster.

By Emily Temple | July 6, 2020

On Hilary Mantel's birthday, please enjoy her 1988 review of <em>RoboCop</em>.

On Hilary Mantel's birthday, please enjoy her 1988 review of RoboCop.

By Emily Temple | July 6, 2020

Even Seamus Heaney <br>Made Mistakes

Even Seamus Heaney
Made Mistakes

On Poetry, Wordsworth, and Misremembering

By Erica McAlpine | July 6, 2020

In Early Modern Europe, Reading and Writing Meant Getting Your Hands Dirty

In Early Modern Europe, Reading and Writing Meant Getting Your Hands Dirty

Anthony Grafton: When Writing Could Be Back-Breaking Work

By Anthony Grafton | July 6, 2020

The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison

The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison

Jeremy Woody on Life in the State Prison, as Told to Christie Thompson

By Jeremy Woody | July 6, 2020

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Dear Black America: <br> A Letter From Tracy K. Smith

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By Tracy K. Smith | July 2, 2020

The <em>New Yorker</em> Article Heard Round the World

The New Yorker Article Heard Round the World

Revisiting John Hersey's Groundbreaking "Hiroshima"

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Let's Move Past the Myth of the Clutch Swing Voter

Let's Move Past the Myth of the Clutch Swing Voter

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How the Author of <em>The Graduate</em> Walked Away From Middle-Class Mores

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Death, Pestilence, Emptiness: Putting Covers on Albert Camus's <em>The Plague</em>

Death, Pestilence, Emptiness: Putting Covers on Albert Camus's The Plague

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a Classic Novel

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The late John Prine is the first honorary poet laureate of Illinois.

The late John Prine is the first honorary poet laureate of Illinois.

By Aaron Robertson | July 1, 2020

Important: This season of <em>Search Party</em> features a rare Deborah Eisenberg cameo.

Important: This season of Search Party features a rare Deborah Eisenberg cameo.

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