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The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

"The mood is festive with a subtext of anarchy.

By Paul Theroux | October 31, 2019

Mary Ruefle is Vermont's new poet laureate!

Mary Ruefle is Vermont's new poet laureate!

By Katie Yee | October 30, 2019

Fires and power outages plague California indie booksellers.

Fires and power outages plague California indie booksellers.

By Dan Sheehan | October 30, 2019

If you have €4.5 million, you can buy the house where J.R.R. Tolkien wrote <em>The Hobbit</em>.

If you have €4.5 million, you can buy the house where J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit.

By Jessie Gaynor | October 30, 2019

The 10 Best Book Covers <br>of October

The 10 Best Book Covers
of October

None of them are orange.

By Emily Temple | October 30, 2019

Trying to Convince Myself That My Son Doesn't Have Cancer

Trying to Convince Myself That My Son Doesn't Have Cancer

Lise Marzouk on the Fine Line Between Self-Preservation
and Self-Deception

By Lise Marzouk | October 30, 2019

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What Traditional Papermaking
Looks Like in 2019

By Emily Freidenrich | October 30, 2019

In the 1960s, the US Decided My Tribe Was No Longer a Nation

By Ada Deer | October 30, 2019

What I Feel When My Daughter Tells Me She Wants to Be a Writer

By Cinelle Barnes | October 30, 2019

Eclipsed by the Racial Shadow of Shakespeare’s <em>Othello</em>

Eclipsed by the Racial Shadow of Shakespeare’s Othello

Aatif Rashid on Edward Said, Ayad Akhtar, and
Depictions of Violent Brown Men

By Aatif Rashid | October 30, 2019

The Complexities of Talking About Race When Trapped Within Its Confines

The Complexities of Talking About Race When Trapped Within Its Confines

Thomas Chatterton Williams Embraces His Doubt

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | October 30, 2019

Albert Camus on the Responsibility of the Artist

Albert Camus on the Responsibility of the Artist

Artists Should Not Doubt the Place of Creativity Amidst the Politics of Society

By Albert Camus | October 29, 2019

Jon Krakauer on the Incredible Career of Mountaineer Fred Beckey

Jon Krakauer on the Incredible Career of Mountaineer Fred Beckey

Shadowing an Irascible (and Legendary) Climber

By Jon Krakauer | October 29, 2019

Andrea Long Chu on Desire, Weak Love, and Modern Trans Identity

Andrea Long Chu on Desire, Weak Love, and Modern Trans Identity

The Author of Females: A Concern, in Conversation with Eric Newman

By Eric Newman | October 29, 2019

Reyna Grande on Translating Her Own Book Into Spanish

Reyna Grande on Translating Her Own Book Into Spanish

How an Immigrant Can Lose Touch With Her Mother Tongue

By Reyna Grande | October 29, 2019

How to Plant a Garden Like Emily Dickinson's

How to Plant a Garden Like Emily Dickinson's

Milkweed, Hollyhock, and a Little Bit of Color

By Marta McDowell | October 29, 2019

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