Why We Turn to Jane Austen in Dark Times
Austen may have traded in happy endings, but her work has steel at its heart
Apr 6 - Janice Hadlow
books
essays
This Is All My Fault
I can't stop thinking about a sci-fi novel where a woman has to choose between personal and global ruin
Mar 24 - Jess Zimmerman
books
A Book of Medieval Italian Sex Stories Can Help Us Get Through the Pandemic
Boccaccio's "Decameron" shows that storytelling is a means of connection and survival
Mar 18 - Elyse Martin
books
The Urethra-Crushing Meaninglessness of Death
BoJack Horseman, Eugene Onegin, and our desperate attempts to make life and loss feel like they matter
Mar 12 - Olivia Giovetti
culture
The Best Part of “Little Women” Is That It Contains No Bad Men
Alcott gives us a simple and revolutionary utopia: a world in which women aren't threatened or abused
Mar 3 - Rachel Zarrow
books
Margery Kempe Had 14 Children and She Still Invented the Memoir
Introducing the medieval patron saint of moms who also write
Feb 27 - Sara Fredman
writing
The Summer Book You Need to Read to Get You Through the Winter
Deborah Shapiro’s "The Summer Demands" packs all of the energy of youth into a complicated love triangle
Feb 25 - Jennifer Bernstein
books
The Tech World Is So Embarrassing
"Uncanny Valley" highlights the way tech companies hide their evil under a thick protective layer of corniness
Feb 20 - Andru Okun
books
“Marriage Story” Shows Us the Pitfalls of Seeing Stories Through Men’s Eyes
How "Fleishman Is in Trouble" and "Fates and Furies" succeed where the movie fails
Feb 17 - Seth D. Michaels
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