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Government Security Clearance Isn't Always Great for<br> a Writing Career

Government Security Clearance Isn't Always Great for
a Writing Career

Fifteen months, I waited."">"I submitted my work and waited. And waited.
Fifteen months, I waited."

By James Stejskal | November 18, 2020

Towards a New Idea of <br>Giving Thanks

Towards a New Idea of
Giving Thanks

Denise Kiernan on Gratitude, Gathering, and the Gift of Giving

By Denise Kiernan | November 18, 2020

On Trump's Attempted Assassination of Democracy

On Trump's Attempted Assassination of Democracy

Matthew MacWilliams in Conversation with
Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | November 18, 2020

Carlos Lozada Hopes Future Trump Books Are Better Written—But Sell Worse

Carlos Lozada Hopes Future Trump Books Are Better Written—But Sell Worse

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | November 18, 2020

A 'How to Write' Craft Syllabus From Non-White, Non-Cis Writers

A 'How to Write' Craft Syllabus From Non-White, Non-Cis Writers

Alex Lockwood Recommends Samuel Delany, Toni Morrison, Alexander Chee, and More

By Alex Lockwood | November 18, 2020

Recent History: Lessons From Obama, Both Cautionary <br>and Hopeful

Recent History: Lessons From Obama, Both Cautionary
and Hopeful

Jonathan Reiber on America's Fragile Union

By Jonathan Reiber | November 17, 2020

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The Living Literature of Street Protest

By Brianna Zimmerman | November 17, 2020

Why Conspiracy Theories Are More Dangerous Than Ever

By New Books Network | November 16, 2020

The Ghosts of the Trump Presidency Will Linger Longer Than We Think

By Gabrielle Bellot | November 13, 2020

Whose Team Is It? Shaq vs. Kobe on the 2003 Lakers

Whose Team Is It? Shaq vs. Kobe on the 2003 Lakers

Jim Gray Looks Back at a Superstar Rivalry

By Jim Gray | November 13, 2020

The Diaries of Imre Kertész: On Power, Revolution, and Futurity

The Diaries of Imre Kertész: On Power, Revolution, and Futurity

From The Last Inn, January 1st to November 17th, 2001

By Imre Kertész and Tim Wilkinson | November 13, 2020

Writers Against Trump: What Must Happen Next

Writers Against Trump: What Must Happen Next

Russell Banks, Edwidge Danticat, Richard Blanco, and Fernand R. Amandi on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | November 13, 2020

How the Lives of Shelter Animals Are Tied to Human Ideas of Class and Race

How the Lives of Shelter Animals Are Tied to Human Ideas of Class and Race

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

By New Books Network | November 13, 2020

Cedric Johnson on Thinking Historically About Racial Justice and the Policing Crisis

Cedric Johnson on Thinking Historically About Racial Justice and the Policing Crisis

From the ArtCenter College of Design’s Bi-Weekly Podcast

By Change Lab | November 13, 2020

Jamaica Police Commissioner Antony Anderson on Building Bridges with the Community

Jamaica Police Commissioner Antony Anderson on Building Bridges with the Community

From the The Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengräber

By The Quarantine Tapes | November 13, 2020

True Liberalism Wants to Slay Thomas Hobbes's Monster

True Liberalism Wants to Slay Thomas Hobbes's Monster

Deirdre Nansen McCloskey and Art Carden on the 17th-Century Origins of the Free World

By Deirdre McCloskey and Art Carden | November 13, 2020

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