FYI: Geoffrey Chaucer (probably) didn't invent April Fools' Day.

FYI: Geoffrey Chaucer (probably) didn't invent April Fools' Day.

By Emily Temple | April 1, 2021

Read Haruki Murakami’s writing advice for incoming college students.

Read Haruki Murakami’s writing advice for incoming college students.

By Walker Caplan | April 1, 2021

Patti Smith has a Substack now.

Patti Smith has a Substack now.

By Jessie Gaynor | April 1, 2021

How Do Writers Without Access to Books Develop a Craft?

How Do Writers Without Access to Books Develop a Craft?

Sulaiman Addonia on the Lessons of Displacement

By Sulaiman Addonia | April 1, 2021

What We Want You to Know About Mothering Small Children in a Pandemic

What We Want You to Know About Mothering Small Children in a Pandemic

On Parenting: Reflections from Emily Raboteau and Emily Schiffer on The Longest Year: 2020+

By Emily Raboteau and Emily Schiffer | April 1, 2021

Inside the Long Friendship of James Merrill and<br> Elizabeth Bishop

Inside the Long Friendship of James Merrill and
Elizabeth Bishop

“Your long wonderful letter is here today.”

By James Merrill | April 1, 2021

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This Must Be the Place: On the Transcendent Refuge of the Musical Past

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The Anxiety of Influence: On the Few Books I Was Able to Read While Writing My Own

The Anxiety of Influence: On the Few Books I Was Able to Read While Writing My Own

Marcia Butler Recommends Jonathan Lee, Akhil Sharma, and More

By Marcia Butler | April 1, 2021

Annie Zaidi on the Fears of Writing Inside a Patriarchal and Call-Out Culture

Annie Zaidi on the Fears of Writing Inside a Patriarchal and Call-Out Culture

In Conversation with Naveen Kishore
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By The Quarantine Tapes | April 1, 2021

I’m Forever in Debt to Paris: Finding Peace at Brasserie Lipp

I’m Forever in Debt to Paris: Finding Peace at Brasserie Lipp

Georgette Moger Navigates the Loss of Her Husband in a City They Loved

By Georgette Moger and John Donohue | April 1, 2021

On the Valuable Writing Lessons I Learned as a Television Reporter

On the Valuable Writing Lessons I Learned as a Television Reporter

“I’m conscious of the economy of words, never saying more than what’s necessary.”

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How Settlers Convinced Themselves They Were the First Owners of America

How Settlers Convinced Themselves They Were the First Owners of America

Michael Heller in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 1, 2021

Fuller Seminary President Mark Labberton on the Theology of Making

Fuller Seminary President Mark Labberton on the Theology of Making

From the ArtCenter College of Design’s Bi-Weekly Podcast

By Change Lab | April 1, 2021

Randall Park is directing a film adaptation of Adrian Tomine's <em>Shortcomings</em>.

Randall Park is directing a film adaptation of Adrian Tomine's Shortcomings.

By Dan Sheehan | March 31, 2021

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