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The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

Sarah Sentilles: “I was an animal in my grief. Wild. Ready to protect my young, but I didn’t have any.”

By Sarah Sentilles | May 10, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>The Point</em>

Interview with a Journal: The Point

Everything You Need to Know About the James Wood-Approved Magazine of Philosophical Writing

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 10, 2021

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

Anna Dorn Tries to Stay Out of the Family Business

By Anna Dorn | May 10, 2021

Jonathan Taplin: When Music Was a Vanguard for Political Movements

Jonathan Taplin: When Music Was a Vanguard for Political Movements

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 10, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 10th to 16th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 10th to 16th

Including Philadelphia's 215 Literary Festival!

By Rasheeda Saka | May 10, 2021

Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard

Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard

This Week on the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | May 10, 2021

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Finally, a movie that proves being good with words will get you laid.

By Katie Yee | May 7, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | May 7, 2021

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Philadelphia's 215 Literary Arts Festival next week!

By Rasheeda Saka | May 7, 2021

On the greatest-ever H. G. Wells adaptation, in which Jack the Ripper escapes . . . to the future.

On the greatest-ever H. G. Wells adaptation, in which Jack the Ripper escapes . . . to the future.

By Dan Sheehan | May 7, 2021

"If I could only see it!" Read a newly unearthed letter from Tennessee Williams to Eugene O’Neill.

By Walker Caplan | May 7, 2021

The Alluring, Barrier-Ridden Promise of the Great Outdoors

The Alluring, Barrier-Ridden Promise of the Great Outdoors

Phoebe S.K. Young on Camping, COVID, and Perils of Transience

By Phoebe S.K. Young | May 7, 2021

A Writer From the Future: Who Was Sci Fi Iconoclast Izumi Suzuki?

A Writer From the Future: Who Was Sci Fi Iconoclast Izumi Suzuki?

Andrew Ridker on the Brief and Brilliant Life of a Truly Unique Artist

By Andrew Ridker | May 7, 2021

Niall Ferguson on the Dangers of Focusing on a Single Disaster Scenario

Niall Ferguson on the Dangers of Focusing on a Single Disaster Scenario

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | May 7, 2021

Remembering Eric Jerome Dickey’s Grace, Talent, and Warmth

Remembering Eric Jerome Dickey’s Grace, Talent, and Warmth

Sara Camilli on a Great Literary Visionary

By Sara Camilli | May 7, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>ZYZZYVA</em>

Interview with a Journal: ZYZZYVA

Everything You Need to Know About the San Francisco-Based Literary Journal

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 7, 2021

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