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Writing Underwater: What Diving Taught Me About Trauma and Creativity

Writing Underwater: What Diving Taught Me About Trauma and Creativity

Emeline Atwood on Fear, Recovery and Writing Fiction Based on Lived Experience

By Emeline Atwood | July 8, 2026

A reparative mini-reading list, in honor of America’s 250th.

A reparative mini-reading list, in honor of America’s 250th.

Here's what to read while you really consider the country's legacy.

By Brittany Allen | July 6, 2026

What to read next based on your favorite A24 movie.

What to read next based on your favorite A24 movie.

By Brittany Allen | July 2, 2026

One of the Best American Backpacking Books Was Written by a Japanese Buddhist Beat Poet

One of the Best American Backpacking Books Was Written by a Japanese Buddhist Beat Poet

Brad Rassler on the Dharma of Albert Saijo, Who Distilled the Trauma of Internment Into a Minimalist Philosophy of the Outdoors

By Brad Rassler | June 29, 2026

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

By Terria Smith | June 23, 2026

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

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

By Brittany Allen | June 16, 2026

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

By Helen Bain | June 10, 2026

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

By Brittany Allen | June 4, 2026

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

By Brittany Allen | June 4, 2026

On Homecoming (and Leaving), Jakarta to New York

On Homecoming (and Leaving), Jakarta to New York

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

By May Teng | May 22, 2026

Argentina Through the Eyes of Polish Writer Witold Gombrowicz

Argentina Through the Eyes of Polish Writer Witold Gombrowicz

Mercedes Halfon on the Experience of Exile, Loss and Finding One’s Literary Voice

By Mercedes Halfon | May 11, 2026

Is Peter Thiel a “bad fan” of <em>LOTR</em>?

Is Peter Thiel a “bad fan” of LOTR?

By Brittany Allen | May 5, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | May 1, 2026

Who wants a $32,000 copy of <em> Runaway Bunny </em>?

Who wants a $32,000 copy of Runaway Bunny ?

Field notes from a visit to the Antiquarian Book Fair.

By Brittany Allen | May 1, 2026

Why you should be reading Nancy Lemann’s nonfiction, too.

Why you should be reading Nancy Lemann’s nonfiction, too.

By Brittany Allen | April 23, 2026

Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y.

Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y.

By Brittany Allen | April 21, 2026

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