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Why You're Turning Into Your Mother

Why You're Turning Into Your Mother

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 22, 2020

Of course Clea DuVall will direct a show based on Tegan and Sara's memoir.

Of course Clea DuVall will direct a show based on Tegan and Sara's memoir.

By Corinne Segal | October 21, 2020

Tim O’Brien recited poetry to himself to get through the war.

Tim O’Brien recited poetry to himself to get through the war.

By Jonny Diamond | October 21, 2020

Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them?)

Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them?)

William Germano and Kit Nicholls Offer a Brief History of a Familiar Format

By William Germano and Kit Nicholls | October 21, 2020

On Voting: It's Always the Most Important Election of Your Life

On Voting: It's Always the Most Important Election of Your Life

Todd Gitlin Reminds Us of What It Means to Cast a Ballot

By Todd Gitlin | October 21, 2020

Cheap Writing Surfaces and Medieval Bureaucracy Helped Popularize the Alphabet

Cheap Writing Surfaces and Medieval Bureaucracy Helped Popularize the Alphabet

Judith Flanders Explains Why the Alphabet Was Used on a Whim

By Judith Flanders | October 21, 2020

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After My Partner's Death, I Discovered the Full Richness of His Poetry

By Megan Marshall | October 21, 2020

Why We're Not Defined by
Our Genes

By Keen On | October 21, 2020

On Aoko Matsuda’s Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change

By Polly Barton | October 21, 2020

Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

From the Russian Empire to the Republic of Letters 

By Czesław Miłosz | October 21, 2020

Anne Helen Petersen: Should We or Should We Not Burn It All Down?

Anne Helen Petersen: Should We or Should We Not Burn It All Down?

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 21, 2020

Musician Holly Herndon's Alternative Fantasies for the Internet

Musician Holly Herndon's Alternative Fantasies for the Internet

From The Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengräber

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 21, 2020

How Liberal Idealism Has Failed Modern Diplomacy

How Liberal Idealism Has Failed Modern Diplomacy

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By New Books Network | October 21, 2020

A letter from a poor Edgar Allan Poe sold for $125,000.

A letter from a poor Edgar Allan Poe sold for $125,000.

By Aaron Robertson | October 20, 2020

Today in weird literary tourism: there’s a Welsh spa named for Dylan Thomas’s Milk Wood

Today in weird literary tourism: there’s a Welsh spa named for Dylan Thomas’s Milk Wood

By Jonny Diamond | October 20, 2020

Toni Morrison's gorgeous, book-lined Manhattan loft is up for sale.

Toni Morrison's gorgeous, book-lined Manhattan loft is up for sale.

By Corinne Segal | October 20, 2020

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