A “Fiercely Rugged Thought-Quarry”: On Translating Ludwig Hohl’s Magnum OpusTess Lewis describes the challenges of translating Hohl’s “The Notes” into English....TESS LEWISNONFICTION
you are beautifulPeggy Shinner explores the significance of ubiquitous signage that declaims “you are beautiful” and of signage in general....PEGGY SHINNERNONFICTION
The Solitude ProjectChristina McCausland explores her crushes and connections....CHRISTINA MCCAUSLANDNONFICTION
Beloved Immoralist: One Man’s Love of a Fictional CharacterDavid Mason ponders his father’s attachment to Gulley Jimson, the protagonist of Joyce Cary’s “The Horse’s Mouth.”...DAVID MASONNONFICTION
Snow GlobeMaegan Gwaltney explores COVID losses and enduring family ties....MAEGAN GWALTNEYNONFICTION
Diasporist Paradox: On Mothers and the Myth of ReturnAngela Brussel explores the nature of diaspora and of her and her family’s attempts to return home....ANGELA BRUSSELNONFICTION
“This Story Is About Community Versus Isolation”: A Conversation with Sam QuinonesThe author discusses his new book, “The Least of Us,” about the second wave of the opioid crisis in America....TRAVIS LUPICKNONFICTION
Strange Rumblings: The Prickly but Productive Friendship Between Hunter Thompson and Oscar AcostaHunter S. Thompson wrote cannonball prose, and it led to the wreckage of a friendship....PETER RICHARDSONNONFICTION
The Earth Is Doing Our Thinking for Us: A Conversation with Amitav GhoshAndrew Malmuth interviews Amitav Ghosh on his latest book about the climate crisis....ANDREW MALMUTHNONFICTION
Changing the Mindset: A Conversation with Emily LadauThe disability rights activist discusses her new book, “Demystifying Disability.”...ELEANOR J. BADERNONFICTION
Cascading Crises: Alzheimer’s and COVID-19 in the Black CommunityRereading Marita Golden’s novel about Alzheimer’s in the Black community amid the COVID-19 crisis....NORRELL EDWARDSNONFICTION
Getting to the “Click”: Teaching the MFA at BenningtonFor writers of creative nonfiction, the “click” comes when you look at the what and realize the how....SVEN BIRKERTSNONFICTION
RecordsMauricio Gonzalez-Aranda explores “the language of the landscape” in and with respect to his hometown of Ciudad Juárez....MAURICIO GONZALEZ-ARANDANONFICTION
Learning Bengali and Comparing Notes with Jhumpa Lahiri’s “In Other Words”Anandi Mishra overcomes the obstacles of language in “Learning Bengali.”...ANANDI MISHRANONFICTION
I Have Decided (A Fourth Child? In this Pandemic?)Sara Fredman explores her decision to have a fourth child during the COVID-19 pandemic....SARA FREDMANNONFICTION
Becoming a Parent After 40: A Conversation with Vicki Breitbart and Nan Bauer-MaglinEleanor J. Bader speaks with Vicki Breitbart and Nan Bauer-Maglin on their upcoming book, “Tick Tock: Essays on Becoming a Parent After 40.”...ELEANOR J. BADERNONFICTION
Twenty Years After “Twentynine Palms” Anticipated #MeTooPallavi Yetur explores the long tail of Deanne Stillman’s “Twentynine Palms,” on the 1991 murder of two young women in the Mojave....PALLAVI YETURNONFICTION
Not Your FreakShawna Kenney explores a case of mistaken identity in the 1984–’85 hunt for the Night Stalker in California....SHAWNA KENNEYNONFICTION
Written Up: A Personal HistoryAn author fictionalized in his own father’s novels reflects on fictionalizing his kids....RAPHAEL SIMONNONFICTION
Fatherhood: A Case StudySam Risak recalls a time she tried to reconnect with her father....SAM RISAKNONFICTION
Letting GoJoshua Mohr explores defending his daughter against a man fallen on hard times....JOSHUA MOHRNONFICTION
The Man Who Hated Moms: Looking Back on Philip Wylie’s “Generation of Vipers”Wylie’s moms were middle-aged and menopausal Cinderellas, hirsute and devoid of sex appeal....PETER L. WINKLERNONFICTION
Race, Hip-Hop, and Academe: David Green, Khirsten L. Scott, and Dennis L. Winston in ConversationDavid Green, Khirsten L. Scott, and Dennis Winston discuss the role of hip-hop in antiracism and its relationship to the academy....DAVID GREEN, KHIRSTEN L. SCOTT, DENNIS L. WINSTONNONFICTION
The Noosphere Gazette: On Peter B. Kaufman’s “The New Enlightenment and the Fight to Free Knowledge”An open-access, verifiable, digital knowledge base would potentially enable a major flowering of the human mind....KATHELIN GRAYNONFICTION
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