First They Came for the Poets

First They Came for the Poets

Erri De Luca on the Importance of Independent Journalism in the 21st Century

By Erri De Luca | August 21, 2018

Yes, But What Does Karl Ove Knausgaard Think of Ice Cream?

Yes, But What Does Karl Ove Knausgaard Think of Ice Cream?

Next Up, Kittens and Cake

By Karl Ove Knausgaard | August 21, 2018

The 60 Best and Worst International Covers of <em>Lolita</em>

The 60 Best and Worst International Covers of Lolita

On the 60th Anniversary of its American Publication

By Emily Temple | August 20, 2018

A 14-Year-Old Girl, A Genderqueer Performance Artist, and One of New York's Most Unlikely Friendships

A 14-Year-Old Girl, A Genderqueer Performance Artist, and One of New York's Most Unlikely Friendships

Fernanda Eberstadt Remembers the Late Stephen Varble

By Fernanda Eberstadt | August 20, 2018

From Chester Himes to Judy Blume, 10 Writers and Their Cats

From Chester Himes to Judy Blume, 10 Writers and Their Cats

In Which Marlon James is Photobombed by Tom the Cat

By Alison Nastasi | August 20, 2018

Making the Case for the Surreal Memoir

Making the Case for the Surreal Memoir

Pushing the Limits of Form, from Leonora Carrington to Wendy C. Ortiz

By Tobias Carroll | August 20, 2018

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We Should All Probably Be Eating Seaweed

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The Trouble With Designing a Book When Its Author is in Jail

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Is Atheism the Last Unforgivable Sin of American Politics?

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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is the Best Place on the Internet

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Vijay Iyer: A Moral Imperative to Speak for the Musical Margins

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On Finding an Uneasy Peace with Jazz Traditionalists

By Nate Chinen | August 16, 2018

In Which I, Nathan Englander, Offer Myself Up for Space Force

In Which I, Nathan Englander, Offer Myself Up for Space Force

“I’m Just the Kind of Unqualified Candidate This President Loves.”

By Nathan Englander | August 15, 2018

Buddy, the Library Isn't a 7-Eleven

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By Kristen Arnett | August 15, 2018

How to Read the Signs in New York City

How to Read the Signs in New York City

New Nonfiction from Joshua Cohen

By Joshua Cohen | August 15, 2018

Nobody Grows Up Wanting to Be a Missile-Maker

Nobody Grows Up Wanting to Be a Missile-Maker

How Our Family Came to Rely on War

By Karen Piper | August 15, 2018

Stepping Into the Boxing Ring as a Transgender Man

Stepping Into the Boxing Ring as a Transgender Man

Thomas Page McBee Prepares for One More Fight

By Thomas Page McBee | August 14, 2018

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