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Joshua Jelly-Schapiro on the Rich Etymologies of Place-Names

Joshua Jelly-Schapiro on the Rich Etymologies of Place-Names

Jazmine Hughes and Will Butler Speak with the Author of Names of New York

By Literary Hub | June 21, 2021

On the Diplomatic Mistranslation That Changed the Course of History

On the Diplomatic Mistranslation That Changed the Course of History

Anna Aslanyan Considers the Delicate Balances of Wartime Communication

By Anna Aslanyan | June 21, 2021

Jeff VanderMeer and Lili Taylor Talk Books, Birds, and Beauty

Jeff VanderMeer and Lili Taylor Talk Books, Birds, and Beauty

In Conversation with Megan Mayhew-Bergman

By Megan Mayhew Bergman | June 21, 2021

Activist, Naturalist, Teenager: From the Diaries of Dara McAnulty

Activist, Naturalist, Teenager: From the Diaries of Dara McAnulty

“The feeling that I had to do something has been bottled up for years.”

By Dara McAnulty | June 21, 2021

Cultivating Orchids, and Resiliency, in Colombia

Cultivating Orchids, and Resiliency, in Colombia

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | June 21, 2021

To Mourn With No Grave: Vinh Nguyen on the Double Loss of a Father

To Mourn With No Grave: Vinh Nguyen on the Double Loss of a Father

Haunted by the Ghosts of Migration

By Vinh Nguyen | June 21, 2021

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Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution Result in Utopia, or Dystopia?

By Keen On | June 21, 2021

Our Family Stories Are the Bridge Between Nature
and Nurture

By Lauren Fox | June 21, 2021

John Cheever and Djuna Barnes, Patron Literary Saints of Suburbia and Bohemia, Died This Day in 1982.

By Jonny Diamond | June 18, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | June 18, 2021

How the Legacy of Slavery Warps the World for Black Women

How the Legacy of Slavery Warps the World for Black Women

From Rebecca Hall’s Graphic Memoir Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

By Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez | June 18, 2021

On the Weaponization of Language in a Traumatized Nation

On the Weaponization of Language in a Traumatized Nation

Andrea Scrima Finds Connections Between American Mythmaking and Political Deceptions

By Andrea Scrima | June 18, 2021

When an Avowed Helicopter Parent Writes a Novel About Imperiled Children

When an Avowed Helicopter Parent Writes a Novel About Imperiled Children

Jonathan Evison Walks a Mile in His Characters’ Shoes

By Jonathan Evison | June 18, 2021

Andy Weir on the Problem of Interstellar Travel

Andy Weir on the Problem of Interstellar Travel

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | June 18, 2021

On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

Cal Flyn Considers “Ugly” Wastelands, Natural Recovery, and Oil Production 

By Cal Flyn | June 18, 2021

On Juneteenth and the Struggle to Commemorate and Make Sense of Protest and Rebellion

On Juneteenth and the Struggle to Commemorate and Make Sense of Protest and Rebellion

Annette Gordon-Reed, Elizabeth Hinton, and Jelani Cobb in Conversation About the Brutal, Bloody Legacy of Racial Injustice in America

By Jelani Cobb | June 18, 2021

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