The Right Kind of Doll: Sarah Moss on the Prides and Pressures of Girlhood

The Right Kind of Doll: Sarah Moss on the Prides and Pressures of Girlhood

“You knew... that taste was indistinguishable from morality and yours wasn’t good enough.”

By Sarah Moss | October 24, 2024

Simple Yet Profound: On the Timelessness of Aesop’s Fables

Simple Yet Profound: On the Timelessness of Aesop’s Fables

Robin Waterfield Explores Some Little-Known Aspects of These Ancient Bite-Sized Tales

By Robin Waterfield | October 24, 2024

Fighting Words: </br>A Tribute to Refaat Alareer

Fighting Words:
A Tribute to Refaat Alareer

Two Former Students Remember Their Friend and Teacher

By Yousef Aljamal and Rawan Yaghi | October 24, 2024

Stephen Markley on The Deluge to Come

Stephen Markley on The Deluge to Come

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 24, 2024

Hundreds of authors have signed a petition in support of Aisha Abdel Gawad.

Hundreds of authors have signed a petition in support of Aisha Abdel Gawad.

By Dan Sheehan | October 23, 2024

“America’s Literary Giant.” On the Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe in Vietnam

“America’s Literary Giant.” On the Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe in Vietnam

Nguyễn Bình Explores the Author’s Influence on Vietnamese Literature

By Nguyễn Bình | October 23, 2024

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What’s In a Lie? On the Different Ways Politicians Mislead the Public

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How the British Monarchy Made Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day

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Anatomy of a Bad Trip: On the Less-Than-Magical Side of Magic Mushrooms

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Eugenia Bone Explains the Different Types of Negative Psychedelic Experiences

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Brief Essays on Altered Sight: On Braille, Loss, and Blindness' Many Forms

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Finding Your Way Back to Wonder: On the Power of Poetry to Sustain Our Spirits

Finding Your Way Back to Wonder: On the Power of Poetry to Sustain Our Spirits

Molly McCully Brown: “I hope I can look long and hard enough to let the mess and the mystery break my heart.”

By Molly McCully Brown | October 23, 2024

Jason Reynolds on Subverting Masculinity

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This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

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Watch the first trailer for the upcoming adaptation of <em>Interior Chinatown.</em>

Watch the first trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Interior Chinatown.

By Brittany Allen | October 22, 2024

Here's the winner of the 2024 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.

Here's the winner of the 2024 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.

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On the enduring popularity—and appropriation—of Leonard Cohen's

On the enduring popularity—and appropriation—of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."

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