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On the Unattainable Myth of Feminine Beauty Ideals and Our Culture of Fat Phobia

On the Unattainable Myth of Feminine Beauty Ideals and Our Culture of Fat Phobia

Sesali Bowen Considers What It Means to Be a "Bad Bitch" and the Politicization of Attractiveness

By Sesali Bowen | October 18, 2021

Small Pleasures

Small Pleasures

Clare Chambers

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 8, 2021

Reprieve

Reprieve

James Han Mattson

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 6, 2021

Saveur">The Seductive Allure of the Real: Remembering the Humble Origins of <emSaveur">

Saveur">The Seductive Allure of the Real: Remembering the Humble Origins of Saveur

Dorothy Kalins on Perfecting Food Photography—and Rejecting Overblown Editorial Productions

By Dorothy Kalins | September 7, 2021

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on Writing Place and Juggling Projects

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on Writing Place and Juggling Projects

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois">Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

By Jane Ciabattari | August 24, 2021

In Memory of My Parents, the Late Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha

In Memory of My Parents, the Late Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha

Rodrigo Garcia Shares Formative Memories of His Mother and Father

By Rodrigo Garcia | August 2, 2021

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This is not a drill: we're getting a new Zora Neale Hurston essay collection in 2022.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 29, 2021

Stacey Abrams’s first children’s book will be published in December.

By Walker Caplan | July 21, 2021

Amber Tamblyn is editing an anthology that will feature essays by Jia Tolentino and Samantha Irby.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 19, 2021

Donald Trump plagiarized a glowing blurb from HarperCollins.

Donald Trump plagiarized a glowing blurb from HarperCollins.

By Walker Caplan | July 15, 2021

New works from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s archives will finally be published, starting next year.

New works from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s archives will finally be published, starting next year.

By Dan Sheehan | June 23, 2021

How—and Why—Americans Become Susceptible to the Toxic Allure of Cults

How—and Why—Americans Become Susceptible to the Toxic Allure of Cults

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism">Dr. Kate Gale Talks to Amanda Montell, Author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

By Dr. Kate Gale | June 14, 2021

Conservatives don’t want anti-Biden books. Should liberals be concerned?

Conservatives don’t want anti-Biden books. Should liberals be concerned?

By Walker Caplan | June 4, 2021

Casting “Place” as a Character: On the Essence of Rural America

Casting “Place” as a Character: On the Essence of Rural America

Beyond Hillbilly Elegy">Gigi Georges Recommends Nonfiction that Moves
Beyond Hillbilly Elegy

By Gigi Georges | May 27, 2021

How a Pioneering Mathematician Held Her Family Together in the Wake of Her Husband's Medical Emergency

How a Pioneering Mathematician Held Her Family Together in the Wake of Her Husband's Medical Emergency

Katherine Johnson on the Diagnosis That Altered Family Life Forever

By Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, and Katherine Moore | May 26, 2021

On the Counterintuitive Appeal of the Literary Time Loop

On the Counterintuitive Appeal of the Literary Time Loop

Catriona Silvey Wonders Why We Don’t Mind Retreading Common Ground

By Catriona Silvey | April 28, 2021

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