Nonfiction
When Does a Divorce Begin?
Most people think of it as failure. For me it was an achievement.
Anahid Nersessian
What Happened When I Began to Speak Welsh
By learning my family's language, I hoped to join their conversation.
Dan Fox
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Chantal Akerman’s Elusive Interiors
What the filmmaker’s portrayal of women reveals—and withholds
Emily LaBarge
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How Mike Kelley Became Himself
The artist’s search for subcultural America
Jonathan Griffin
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Is Blasphemy Illiberal?
Salman Rushdie’s thoroughly modern controversies
Len Gutkin
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The Path to Playwright
Discovering my literary hero in an unlikely place
Sonya Kelly
September 9, 2024
Writing in Pictures
Richard Scarry and the art of children’s literature
Chris Ware
September 9, 2024
The Frictions of Interracial Love
How one fundamental difference can color every aspect of marriage
Anne Anlin Cheng
September 5, 2024
The Poet as a Young Critic
In Thom Gunn’s early work for The Yale Review, he valued style above all else
Langdon Hammer
June 27, 2024