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    Keen On

    Stephen Kiernan on Marc Chagall’s Life in France and Experience of WWII

    By Keen On  June 23, 2023
    Coming of Age

    Coming of Age in Central Florida’s Orange Groves

    By Anne Hull  June 23, 2023
    Keen On

    Peter Cave on the Scholars, Dreamers, and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live

    By Keen On  June 23, 2023
    The Hub

    Read a classic review of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower.

    By Dan Sheehan  June 22, 2023
    The Hub

    Fabio (yes, Fabio) thinks the portrayal of men in modern romance novels is “hogwash.”

    By Emily Temple  June 22, 2023
    The Hub

    A rare Maurice Sendak story will be published next year.

    By Janet Manley  June 22, 2023
    The Hub

    The Nation is bringing back Bookforum, baby.

    By Janet Manley  June 22, 2023
    What to Watch

    Umberto Eco’s Favorite Books Give New Meaning to the Phrase “Deep Cut”

    By Literary Hub  June 22, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Jacinda Townsend on Why Democrats Are Skeptical of President Biden—and How He Can Win Them Back

    By Fiction Non Fiction  June 22, 2023
    Borders

    Borders and Rivers: On Language, Faith, and Family at the US/Mexico Border

    By Alejandra Oliva  June 22, 2023
    Philosophy

    On Learning How to Live From Ralph Waldo Emerson

    By Mark Matousek  June 22, 2023
    Women's History

    The Revolutionary Chinese Suffragette Who Challenged America’s Politics

    By Mattie Kahn  June 22, 2023
    Craftsmanship

    On the Beauty and Art of Making a Watch

    By Rebecca Struthers  June 22, 2023
    Women's History

    How Audrey Clare Farley Rewrote the Story of the Genain Quadruplets

    By Audrey Clare Farley  June 22, 2023
    Talk Easy

    Geena Rocero on Writing Horse Barbie to Process Her Transition

    By Talk Easy  June 22, 2023
    The Hub

    The Academy of American Poets has named its first Latino president.

    By Janet Manley  June 21, 2023
    On Death

    The Rituals of Death and Dying in Central Appalachia

    By Stacy Jane Grover  June 21, 2023
    New York City

    Where Artists Became Rockstars: Brett Sokol on Stephen Aiken’s 1970s NYC

    By Brett Sokol  June 21, 2023
    Critical Race Theory

    On the Importance of Critical Race Theory—and the Delusional Attacks On It

    By Richard Delgado  June 21, 2023
    Behind the novel

    How Taylor Swift Saved My Writing

    By Ethan Joella  June 21, 2023
    On Race

    How African American Sacrifice Abroad Was Ignored Back Home

    By Tamara J. Walker  June 21, 2023
    The Hub

    Here is the 2023 Miles Franklin award shortlist.

    By Janet Manley  June 20, 2023
    Life Advice for Book Lovers

    What to Do If Your House is Overflowing with Books

    By Emily Grosvenor  June 20, 2023
    Read Smart

    “Born in Sin.” Patrick Radden Keefe Talks Narrative Nonfiction

    By Read Smart  June 20, 2023
    Cuisine

    Is There a French National Dish? On the History and Making of French Cuisine

    By Anya von Bremzen  June 20, 2023
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