Yiyun Li and Aleshea Harris are among this year's Windham-Campbell Prize winners.

Yiyun Li and Aleshea Harris are among this year's Windham-Campbell Prize winners.

By Kerri Arsenault | March 19, 2020

Jennifer Ehle, <em>Contagion</em> star and former Elizabeth Bennet, is reading Austen in quarantine.

Jennifer Ehle, Contagion star and former Elizabeth Bennet, is reading Austen in quarantine.

By Aaron Robertson | March 19, 2020

The Harry Belafonte archive finds a home in Harlem's Schomburg Center.

The Harry Belafonte archive finds a home in Harlem's Schomburg Center.

By Aaron Robertson | March 19, 2020

Okay, now the LAST lines of 10 classic novels, rewritten for social distancing.

Okay, now the LAST lines of 10 classic novels, rewritten for social distancing.

By Jessie Gaynor | March 19, 2020

Italy's Answer to Coronavirus is a Classic Published Almost 200 Years Ago

Italy's Answer to Coronavirus is a Classic Published Almost 200 Years Ago

Alessio Perrone Reports from Milan

By Alessio Perrone | March 19, 2020

In the Academy, Plagiarism is the Sin Above All Sins. That's a Problem.

In the Academy, Plagiarism is the Sin Above All Sins. That's a Problem.

Nicholas Delbanco on Criminals, Copyists, and Creative Coincidence

By Nicholas Delbanco | March 19, 2020

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Need a distraction? Get lost in <em>The Paris Review</em>’s Author Index.

Need a distraction? Get lost in The Paris Review’s Author Index.

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Bookshop.org to share 30 percent of each purchase with bookstores impacted by coronavirus shutdowns.

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On the Near Impossibility of Planning for a Viral Pandemic

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Can We Talk About How Austen's Characters Tend to Blur Together?

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Letter From Rome: Dear Americans, Please Stay Inside

Letter From Rome: Dear Americans, Please Stay Inside

An Appeal from Igiaba Scego

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