A Novel That Celebrates—and Mourns—Pre-Revolutionary Iran

A Novel That Celebrates—and Mourns—Pre-Revolutionary Iran

Dina Nayeri on Javad Djavaher's My Part of Her

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Leila Aboulela: Novels About the Soul Come in Disguise

Leila Aboulela: Novels About the Soul Come in Disguise

Five Books With a Decidedly Mystical Dimension

By Leila Aboulela | February 11, 2020

Failsafe Reading Recommendations for Your Non-Reader Friend in Need

Failsafe Reading Recommendations for Your Non-Reader Friend in Need

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The Last Days at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: The Cold <br>War Begins

The Last Days at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: The Cold
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Diana Preston's Day-By-Day Account of the Historic Summit, 75 Years Later

By Diana Preston | February 11, 2020

It's just a really good day on the queer book internet!

It's just a really good day on the queer book internet!

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Does Bong Joon-Ho’s Historic Oscar Win Signal Real Change for the Academy Awards?

Does Bong Joon-Ho’s Historic Oscar Win Signal Real Change for the Academy Awards?

Olivia Rutigliano on Parasite, Auteurship, and Who Gets to Be Called a Director in Hollywood

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Poverty, Anxiety, and Gender in Scottish Working-Class Literature

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There is No Specific Noun for a Parent Who Has Lost a Child

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We Didn't Always Pair Poets to Presidents: How Robert Frost Ended Up at JFK's Inauguration

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When Poetry Met Power in January, 1961

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On the Storylines That Kept Early Humans Alive

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