Read every presidential inauguration poem ever performed (there are fewer than you think).

Read every presidential inauguration poem ever performed (there are fewer than you think).

By Emily Temple | January 20, 2021

Why AI Can’t Properly Translate Proust—Yet

Why AI Can’t Properly Translate Proust—Yet

Michael Wooldridge on the Limits of Literary Automation

By Michael Wooldridge | January 20, 2021

Defiant Style: A Story of African Women, in Photographs and Fashion

Defiant Style: A Story of African Women, in Photographs and Fashion

Catherine E. McKinley on the Sewing Machine as a Tool of Empowerment

By Catherine E. McKinley | January 20, 2021

I Watched a Baby Being Born So I Could Write My Book

I Watched a Baby Being Born So I Could Write My Book

Janice P. Nimura on Her Research Process for The Doctors Blackwell

By Janice P. Nimura | January 20, 2021

Do Dogs Really Dream?

Do Dogs Really Dream?

Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold on the Mysteries of Canine Sleep

By Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold | January 20, 2021

Resisting the Badge of ‘Resilience’ in the Wake of a Devastating Loss

Resisting the Badge of ‘Resilience’ in the Wake of a Devastating Loss

Emily Rapp Black Considers a Ubiquitous—and Inexact—Description

By Emily Rapp Black | January 20, 2021

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Catherine Lacey on the Religious Experience of Reading the Right Book at the Right Time

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Remembering Deborah Orr with a Reading of Her Memoir, <em>Motherwell</em>

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Morgan Entrekin on the Hope of a Post-COVID Publishing Landscape

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Meet Midst, a new writing tool that reveals the editing process behind poems.

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Watch the first gorgeous trailer for <em>The Luminaries</em>, premiering on Valentine’s Day.

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Read an open letter from publishing professionals condemning Trump enablers’ book deals.

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Check out these vintage pulp covers for classic Patricia Highsmith novels.

Check out these vintage pulp covers for classic Patricia Highsmith novels.

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Here are the guest editors for the Best American Series 2021.

Here are the guest editors for the Best American Series 2021.

By Literary Hub | January 19, 2021

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