January 27 – 31, 2025
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- The writers ushering in a new era of lesbian fiction
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How the NYPD Attempted to Navigate Cultural and Linguistic Barriers in the Early 20th Century
Matthew Guariglia on the Challenges of Urban Policing
“When My Mother’s Portrait Sings.” A Poem by Sebastián H. Páramo
From the Collection “Portrait of Us Burning”
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Featuring Michael Cunningham, Willa Cather, Claire Keegan, and More
Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books
"We go to books for solace, and for proof, to begin again at the beginning."
What Stig Dagerman’s Typewriter Meant to Him, His Descendants, and His Fans
Diego Courchay Chronicles the Abbreviated Life of a Swedish Literary Prodigy
Not Everyone Agreed with Albert Einstein—Including Children, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg
Samuel Graydon on Three Moments in the Life of the Scientist
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week
“When Cunningham writes like himself, and not like an apostle, he is one of love’s greatest witnesses.”
On Literary Empathy and the Performative Reading of Palestinian Authors
Etaf Rum Considers Reading and Writing During Times of Crisis
How Isaac Bashevis Singer Preserved European Jewish Life Through Literature
David Stromberg on the Artistic Vision of the Polish-Born American Nobel Laureate
Nina LaCour on Finding a Story in Her Own Backyard
On Long Walks, Routines, and the Strange and Wonderful Joy of Writing a Book
Magnets, How Do They Work? On the Magic of Magnetic Force
Roma Agrawal Explains the Technology Behind Telegraphs, Touchscreens, and More
Neill Lochery on Chasing Nazi Treasure After World War II
In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On
Zeke Caligiuri on the Incarcerated Writers Who Edited An Anthology on Class
In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction
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