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- “What happened to America’s inner world?” Dina Nayeri on the hell we’ve built separating children from their parents. | Lit Hub
- Two of our favorite short story writers talk craft, family, masculinity, and Alice Munro: Jamel Brinkley and Brandon Taylor in conversation. | Lit Hub
- Why I became an abortion clinic escort at age 50: Wendy Rawlings describes life on the front lines. | Lit Hub
- What if we did our book tour by… bicycle? A real thing a writerly couple did (they’re still married!). | Lit Hub
- “Book criticism should inspire readers to read widely, curiously, enthusiastically, and without inhibition.” An interview with book critic Lori Feathers. | Book Marks
- Ahead of Thrillerfest, nominees for the International Thriller Award weigh in on the state of the genre. | CrimeReads
- In the New York Public Library’s Berg Reading Room, you can ogle a lock of Walt Whitman’s hair, Mark Twain’s pen, and E. E. Cummings’ death mask—as long as you have an appointment. | The New Yorker
- “I don’t think anything needs to be thrown away, but I think everything needs to be examined.” An interview with Emily Nemens about her plans for The Paris Review. | Vanity Fair
- Archaeologists have discovered what is now believed to be the earliest written record of Homer’s Odyssey—13 verses on a clay slab that dates back to the 3rd century. | The Guardian
- “Why would emerging talents, especially the young people of colour who frequently contact me for advice, want to break into this industry?” Sarah Hagi on the lingering emotional effects of media and publishing layoffs. | Hazlitt
- There clearly aren’t enough Jane Austen adaptations in the world, so why not turn Sanditon, her unfinished novel fragment, into a TV show? | Hollywood Reporter
- “With my mother gone, it was like our entire history, our emigration, our lives no longer made sense.” An excerpt from Keith Gessen’s new novel, A Terrible Country. | Longreads
- “It is the penny-farthing of punctuation—a goofy antique that still works, still conveys.” An ode to the humble semi-colon. | The Millions
