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Adam Mansbach on the Difficulty of Writing an Honest Elegy About His Brother

Adam Mansbach on the Difficulty of Writing an Honest Elegy About His Brother

Shawn Setaro in Conversation with the Author of I Had a Brother Once

By Shawn Setaro | May 3, 2021

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Joy of Translation as Discovery

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Joy of Translation as Discovery

"I can no longer imagine not working on a translation."

By Jhumpa Lahiri | May 1, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | April 30, 2021

"Write as if you were dying." Read Annie Dillard’s greatest writing advice.

By Walker Caplan | April 30, 2021

Of course Vladimir Nabokov imagined emoticons over a decade before they were invented.

Of course Vladimir Nabokov imagined emoticons over a decade before they were invented.

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2021

These writers have come together to raise money for Indian COVID relief.

These writers have come together to raise money for Indian COVID relief.

By Dan Sheehan | April 30, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Eula Biss on How Motherhood Radicalized Adrienne Rich

By Eula Biss | April 30, 2021

The Violent Haunting That Rattled an English Suburb

By Kate Summerscale | April 30, 2021

Objectophilia: On the People Who Fall in Love with Inanimate Things

By Genki Ferguson | April 30, 2021

Elizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of Writing

Elizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of Writing

“Some mysteries must be left alone.”

By Elizabeth McCracken | April 30, 2021

“A House is Just a Pile of Stuff with a Cover on It.” When Less Really is More

“A House is Just a Pile of Stuff with a Cover on It.” When Less Really is More

Leidy Klotz on How Hard It Can Be to Truly Subtract From Our Lives

By Leidy Klotz | April 30, 2021

We’ll Always Have the Best Day of Our Lives: Remembering Giancarlo DiTrapano

We’ll Always Have the Best Day of Our Lives: Remembering Giancarlo DiTrapano

Lauren Cerand on Time Spent With a Dear Friend

By Lauren Cerand | April 30, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Seven Stories Press

Interview with an Indie Press: Seven Stories Press

On Trusting Readers to Handle Complex Projects

By Corinne Segal | April 30, 2021

Excavating the Life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Author of an American Classic

Excavating the Life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Author of an American Classic

The Writer of The Yearling Gets a Long-Deserved Biography

By Ann McCutchan | April 30, 2021

Luke Menand on George Orwell’s Vision of Freedom

Luke Menand on George Orwell’s Vision of Freedom

In Conversation with Christopher Lydon on Radio Open Source

By Open Source | April 30, 2021

Excerpts from <em>A Mother Is an Intellectual Thing</em>

Excerpts from A Mother Is an Intellectual Thing

Kimberly Grey on Chronic Pain and the Loss of the Mother

By Kimberly Grey | April 30, 2021

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