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Holler, Child, by LaToya Watkins (Tiny Reparations). In this début short-story collection, a varied group of voices—male and female, young and old, parent...

“Autumn Fern”

“I hope you won’t mind a fern on your grave.” Source link

“Keats at Twenty-four,” by Caleb Crain

There were no milestones left for him to look forward to, except headstones. Source link

Caleb Crain on Stealing from Life

In “Keats at Twenty-four,” your story in this week’s issue of The New Yorker, a nameless middle-aged writer seems to have come to...

What We Learn from the Lives of Critics

In the annals of literary revenge, critics come in for as much bludgeoning as you might assume, and, somehow, still less than we...

What Happened When the U.S. Failed to Prosecute an Insurrectionist Ex-President

A new trial date was set, for November 25th. No one expected the prosecution to be ready. Two years after Davis’s arrest, Chandler...

The Difference That Sandra Day O’Connor Made

Sandra Day O’Connor, the Supreme Court Justice who over and over again provided the deciding vote on divisive constitutional matters, did not like...

The Quiet Luxury of a Backroom Korean Tasting Menu

Kim is a man made of rectangles, with straight shoulders and a square jaw, and the forward-leaning posture of a person who stands...

Dolly Parton Salutes Rock and Roll

When we spoke last month, Parton—done up in nylon and lace, and seated before a glittery silver star—discussed gender and tradition, and characteristically...

Your Prenup with New York City

This agreement is made between the City of New York (“New York City”) and Young Person Without Any Assets (“You”).I. Division of...

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