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The 10 Best Books for Understanding the Opioid Crisis

The 10 Best Books for Understanding the Opioid Crisis

Patrick Radden Keefe, Denis Johnson, Beth Macy, and More

By Literary Hub | October 18, 2024

We Can’t Rely on Drug Companies to Keep Insulin Prices Low

We Can’t Rely on Drug Companies to Keep Insulin Prices Low

Maris Kreizman on Living at the Whim of Corporate Pharmaceuticals

By Maris Kreizman | October 18, 2024

Between Agency and Fate: Towards a New Poetics of Illness and Healing

Between Agency and Fate: Towards a New Poetics of Illness and Healing

Eleni Stecopoulos: “To be the hero or victim of one’s story is to deny the lines of power that cross and enervate our bodies.”

By Eleni Stecopoulos | October 18, 2024

Legendary Pastry Chef Dominique Ansel Recommends a No-Frills Way to Pop the Question

Legendary Pastry Chef Dominique Ansel Recommends a No-Frills Way to Pop the Question

Hot Chocolate With Pink Champagne Marshmallows, a Sweet Yet Simple Proposal

By Dominique Ansel | October 18, 2024

The Original Eurotrip: How the Grand Tour Shaped Generations of 19th-Century Elites

The Original Eurotrip: How the Grand Tour Shaped Generations of 19th-Century Elites

Steve Burgess on a Beloved Traditional Pastime of the Young and Generationally Wealthy

By Steve Burgess | October 18, 2024

Five Essential Books For Understanding Native American History

Five Essential Books For Understanding Native American History

Cundill Prize Finalist Kathleen DuVal Recommends David Treuer, Ned Blackhawk, Brenda J. Child and More

By Kathleen DuVal | October 17, 2024

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Correcting for the Male Gaze: On the Unique Challenges of Writing Biographies of Women

By Iris Jamahl Dunkle | October 17, 2024

What the Story of Richard II and Henry IV Reveals About the Nature of Power

By Helen Castor | October 17, 2024

“You Can’t Leave Your Folk at the Door.” On Queer Life in Appalachia

By Rae Garringer | October 17, 2024

To Fund, or Not to Fund: On Redefining What Type of Work Is Grant-Worthy

To Fund, or Not to Fund: On Redefining What Type of Work Is Grant-Worthy

Marian Crotty Shares How Her Queer Fiction Was Shaped by a Research Trip to South Dakota

By Marian Crotty | October 17, 2024

Here are the winners of the 2024 Kirkus Prize.

Here are the winners of the 2024 Kirkus Prize.

By Literary Hub | October 16, 2024

The Power and Possibility of Play: Why Science Is More Than Just Facts and Equations

The Power and Possibility of Play: Why Science Is More Than Just Facts and Equations

Kelsey Johnson Considers the Often-Overlooked Creative Side of Scientific Inquiry

By Kelsey Johnson | October 16, 2024

Brittany Rogers on How Libraries Helped Her Feel Safe and Embrace Her Queerness

Brittany Rogers on How Libraries Helped Her Feel Safe and Embrace Her Queerness

The Author of “Good Dress” Explores Libraries as Spaces for Self-Growth for Her and the Next Generation

By Brittany Rogers | October 16, 2024

Noam Chomsky on How America Sanitizes the Horror of Its Wars

Noam Chomsky on How America Sanitizes the Horror of Its Wars

The Author of “The Myth of American Idealism” Explores the Origins of America's Hegemonic Foreign Policy

By Noam Chomsky | October 16, 2024

Language, Loss and Nostalgia: On Growing Old As a Learning Experience

Language, Loss and Nostalgia: On Growing Old As a Learning Experience

Julie Sedivy Asks Us to Reconsider Our Ideas About Aging and Memory

By Julie Sedivy | October 16, 2024

Here's why Han Kang is refusing to celebrate her Nobel Prize.

Here's why Han Kang is refusing to celebrate her Nobel Prize.

By Brittany Allen | October 15, 2024

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