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<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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Interviews

Namwali Serpell On Understanding Toni Morrison The Author, Not The Icon

Eli Cugini

Arts And Culture

Fanfiction’s Total Cultural Victory

Nick Sturm

Good Riddance To ‘The Best American Poetry’

Sarah Brouillette

The Plight Of The White Male Novelist

Kelsey McKinney

An artistic interpretation of artificial intelligence, showing a stack of books surrounding a laptop with a pixelated face on it

The Machines

There’s No Shortcut To Publishing A Book


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Sabrina Imbler

People carry injured and dead Palestinians from the rubbles of buildings as civil defense teams and civilians conduct search and rescue operations after Israeli attacks on Al-Shati refugee camp of Gaza City, Gaza on October 27, 2023 as Israeli attacks continue on the 21st day on Gaza

Science

Who Is Allowed To Do Science?

Laura Wagner

Journalismism

Axios Employees Instructed To Use Axios Funds To Buy Six Copies Each Of Axios Founders’ Dumb Book

publishing