How a Poetry Collection Masquerading as Buddhist Scripture Nearly Duped the Literary World

How a Poetry Collection Masquerading as Buddhist Scripture Nearly Duped the Literary World

”The lioness’s roars of the ancient nuns have been muffled into sweet new-agey purring.”

By An Tran | February 3, 2021

Against the All-Consuming Archetype of ‘Mom’

Against the All-Consuming Archetype of ‘Mom’

Sarah Langan on the Power of Portraying Mothers as
Whole, Flawed People

By Sarah Langan | February 3, 2021

Reading My Way Through a Pandemic with Post-Apocalyptic Literature

Reading My Way Through a Pandemic with Post-Apocalyptic Literature

Maria Andreu: "Books really do prepare you for the worst, even if it’s not always in the way you think."

By Maria E. Andreu | February 3, 2021

What’s the Future of Land as Sea Levels Continue to Rise?

What’s the Future of Land as Sea Levels Continue to Rise?

Simon Winchester Talks to Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 3, 2021

On the Many Meanings of <br>Black Diaspora

On the Many Meanings of
Black Diaspora

Louis Chude-Sokei: “It was accents and curses, uncles and aunties, cousins and endless trips to Western Union.”

By Louis Chude-Sokei | February 3, 2021

How Istanbul’s Literature House Bridges a Divide in Contemporary Turkey

How Istanbul’s Literature House Bridges a Divide in Contemporary Turkey

Jan-Peter Westad on Kiraathane and the Power of a Meeting Place

By Jan-Peter Westad | February 3, 2021

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Michael Bible on Writing the Sort of Character Who Would’ve Stormed the Capitol

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Tired of buying airport books? These airports are installing Little Free Libraries.

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Zachary Levi will star in an adaptation of <em>Harold and the Purple Crayon.</em> We have questions.

Zachary Levi will star in an adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon. We have questions.

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Listen to the first ever recording of James Joyce reading from <em>Ulysses</em>.

Listen to the first ever recording of James Joyce reading from Ulysses.

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Is Twitter about to become the new Substack?

Is Twitter about to become the new Substack?

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WATCH: Andrew Keen in Conversation with Robert Paarlberg

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Against Perfection in Women’s Media

Against Perfection in Women’s Media

Gabrielle Korn in Conversation with Jeanna Kadlec

By Jeanna Kadlec | February 2, 2021

Considering the Silence of Teenage Boys in the Wake of My Son’s Traumatic Injury

Considering the Silence of Teenage Boys in the Wake of My Son’s Traumatic Injury

Susan Conley on Stoicism, Recovery, and Trust

By Susan Conley | February 2, 2021

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