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Five Anti-Colonial Travel Narratives You Should Read Before Your Next Trip

Five Anti-Colonial Travel Narratives You Should Read Before Your Next Trip

Terria Smith Recommends Tété-Michel Kpomassie, Noé Álvarez, Jamaica Kincaid and More

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Kazuo Ishiguro’s next novel, out next year, will be a 1930s spy caper.

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Retracing the Steps of Sylvia Plath in Paris (and Rome, and Cape Cod, and Wellesley...)

Helen Bain on Taking a Plathian Pilgrimage

By Helen Bain | June 10, 2026

Five totally plausible reading trends to watch out for this summer.

Five totally plausible reading trends to watch out for this summer.

A trendcaster's chaotic predictions.

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Marjane Satrapi, author of <em> Persepolis, </em> has died at 58.

Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, has died at 58.

By Brittany Allen | June 4, 2026

On Homecoming (and Leaving), Jakarta to New York

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“How silly I was to think that leaving home had fragmented my existence.”

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You can spend a night (or several) in the horny hockey cottage from <em>Heated Rivalry</em>.

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Searching For the Lost: On Arrivals, Departures and What We Leave Behind

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