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Adenrele Ojo and AudioFile’s 2023 Best Mystery and Suspense Audiobooks
In Conversation with Robin Whitten on Behind the Mic
More Than Meets the Eye: On the Ancient Origins and Diverse Uses of Eyeliner
Zahra Hankir Explores the Cosmetic’s Relationship with Beauty, Power and Spirituality
Space Pastoral: Finding a New Literary Genre in the Slow Death of the International Space Station
Samantha Harvey on Sci-Fi Becoming Sci-Fact and the End of an Era in Technology
Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction
“Once I wanted poetry to save me. From what? For what is the better question.”
Kate Christensen on Allowing Characters to Tell Their Own Stories
Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Welcome Home, Stranger
“The Frisson of Pure Evil.” An Oral History of the Release of the Velvet Underground’s First Album
“There were just so many layers and so many colors. Even if all the colors were dark.”
“Untitled Medley.” A Poem by Olatunde Osinaike
“I think they like me / like that: with the black off.”
Maria Ressa on Fighting for the Safety of Journalists
This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso
Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature
Edward Moreta Jr. on White Western Nature Writing, JID's 29 (Freestyle), and Longing for Black Representation in Wild Settings
Leopards, Messiahs, and AI Storytellers: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
Wrap Up the Year with Speculative Debuts and Sequels from Geoff Ryman, Foz Meadows, K.J. Parker, and More
7 New Poetry Collections to Read in December
Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Shane Book, Tacey M. Atsitty, Marlon Hacla, and More
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