July 17, 2025
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- John J. Lennon on consuming true crime in prison
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Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now
Sophy Roberts Examines the Travelogues and Expeditions of Nineteenth-Century Europeans
The Quiet Trauma of the Uprooted: Confronting the Origin Myths of Cuban Refugee Families
Ana Hebra Flaster on an Immigrant Family’s Reckonings in a New Country
Words as Borders, Weapons, Traps: Sarah Aziza on Being a Palestinian Writer Today
The Author of “The Hollow Half” Explores Language, Silence, and Being
Lydia Millet on the Challenges of Writing In the Here and Now
Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of "Atavists"
What Makes the Octopus So Worthy of Our Eternal Fascination
Drew Harvell Explores the Otherworldly Oceanic Lives of Cephalopods
A Mystic, a Poet, an Old Friend: Haleh Liza Gafori on the Enduring Power of Rumi
“In the midst of life’s challenges, his lines are lifelines.”
Lydia Kiesling on Refusing to Speak at an Anti-Trans University
“There is no way to play three-dimensional chess with bigots.”
Put Your Butt in the Chair: Inside the Simple Alchemy of Making Art
Elisha Cooper Shares His Creative Routine and Why It Works For Him
Of Malady and Mortality: Five Books to Read When Your Spouse Is Diagnosed with Cancer
Ariel Gore Recommends Audre Lorde, Barbara Ehrenreich, Teva Harrison, and More
“Indian Hockey Kicks Ass.” On Finding Meaning in Another Nation’s Pastime
Kyle Edwards on Writing Fiction Inspired by the Struggles and Hopes of Canada’s Indigenous Nations
Announcing the Winners of the 2025 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction
Series Editor Jenny Minton Quigley on the Timeless Power of Channeling Truth Through Imagination
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