Maya Angelou among the first ever American women to appear on the US quarter.

Maya Angelou among the first ever American women to appear on the US quarter.

By Jonny Diamond | May 10, 2021

About all those unproduced screenplays William Faulkner wrote . . .

About all those unproduced screenplays William Faulkner wrote . . .

By Walker Caplan | May 10, 2021

A police union has gotten a book banned from classrooms for promoting “anti-police propaganda.”

A police union has gotten a book banned from classrooms for promoting “anti-police propaganda.”

By Walker Caplan | May 10, 2021

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Veronica Esposito Finds Unlikely Parallels in Two of Our Greatest Storytellers

By Veronica Esposito | May 10, 2021

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and <em>The Secret to Superhuman Strength</em>

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Author of Fun Home Discusses Writing Beyond Language

By Corinne Segal | May 10, 2021

Reckoning with the Impact of the Camorra on My Family’s Livelihood

Reckoning with the Impact of the Camorra on My Family’s Livelihood

John Domini on Life Within “The System” in Naples

By John Domini | May 10, 2021

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How American Sports’ COVID Patient Zero Nearly Became a National Pariah

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The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

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Interview with a Journal: The Point

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

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

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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

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

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

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Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard

Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard

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

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

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Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

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

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

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