The Fine Art of Defining a Diva

The Fine Art of Defining a Diva

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3 Nobel laureates are among the writers urging France to resume evacuations from Gaza.

3 Nobel laureates are among the writers urging France to resume evacuations from Gaza.

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Good news! <em> Harper's Bazaar </em> is launching a literary newsletter.

Good news! Harper's Bazaar is launching a literary newsletter.

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Why We’re Still Reading Jane Austen on Her 250th Birthday

Why We’re Still Reading Jane Austen on Her 250th Birthday

Lucy Worsley on Austen’s Desire for Fame and Why Her Books Don’t Truly Celebrate Marriage

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Sasha Bonét on Black Motherhood, Fragmented Storytelling, and Untangling History

Sasha Bonét on Black Motherhood, Fragmented Storytelling, and Untangling History

G'Ra Asim Talks to the Author of “The Waterbearers”

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Why Are There So Few Books About Mothers and Sons?

Why Are There So Few Books About Mothers and Sons?

Sam Sussman on Writing a Book About His Mother

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Sara Stridsberg on Reading Omar El Akkad Amidst the Serbian Protests

Sara Stridsberg on Reading Omar El Akkad Amidst the Serbian Protests

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“<i>BOY</i> COMING OUT <i>GAY</i> GOING FAR TO <i>LADY</i> WAY TO <i>QUEER</i>,” a Poem by Rickey Laurentiis

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Pain as Progress: On Bodybuilding, Poetry and Transformation

Pain as Progress: On Bodybuilding, Poetry and Transformation

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This week's news in Venn diagrams.

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Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

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Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction.

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