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Winning the Culture War Against Queer Kids’ Books
Michael Leali Imagines a World Where Queer Kids Have Access to Books That Celebrate Their Identities
The Limitations of Autobiography: Jill Ciment on Continually Revising the Past
Michelle Hart Talks to the Author of “Consent”
Going to “Girl Church.” 5 Books that Explore Female Friendship and Adolescence
Maggie Nye Recommends Mónica Ojeda, Megan Abbott, Dizz Tate, and More
Garth Risk Hallberg on The Big Novel
From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner
Stacey D’Erasmo on Why We Keep Making Art
In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
The Art of Hanging Out: On the Golden Age of the Celebrity Profile
Alex Belth Looks Back at Some Iconic Magazine Writing
I Want to Call Out My Friend For Using AI in Her Newsletter: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
Let Them Be Morally Flawed: In Defense of Queer Villains in Stories
John Copenhaver on Conflating Queerness with Evil
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Featuring New Titles by Griffin Dunne, Rufi Thorpe, Questlove, Paul Tremblay, and More
In Praise of the Domestic Sensualist: Laurie Colwin at 80
Mia Manzulli on the Perennial Allure of Colwin's Worlds
A Book Club of Two: The Time I Started a James Joyce Reading Group in College
Kristopher Jansma on the Special Magic of Reading “Ulysses”
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