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Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh, Amanda Stern
March 12, 2019
Fiction/Literature
Federico Motka
Joel Simon, Sewell Chan, Federico Motka
January 31, 2019
Current Events, Social Sci/Politics
Jean Guerrero
Reyna Grande, Jean Guerrero, Octavio Solis
November 13, 2018
Essay/Memoir
Lynsey Addario
Lynsey Addario
November 1, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Njideka Akunyili Crosby
October 25, 2018
History/Bio
Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean
October 16, 2018
History/Bio
Edouard Louis in a blue sweater
Edouard Louis
October 10, 2018
Essay/Memoir
Tommy Orange
Tommy Orange
September 20, 2018
Fiction/Literature
Nelson Mandela artwork. Image source: Inspiration Now, Marco Cianfanelli
Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela, Sahm Venter, Ashaki Jackson, Michael Datcher, Amanda Gorman, DJ Nnamdi Moweta, and more
July 24, 2018
Essay/Memoir
Kareem Abdul Jabar and Bruce Lee in Karate poses
W. Kamau Bell, Jeff Chang, Shannon Lee
July 17, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
vintage illustration of berries and leaves
Terese Marie Mailhot, Roxane Gay
June 28, 2018
Essay/Memoir
Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists with bowed heads while receiving the gold and bronze medals
Howard Bryant, John Carlos, Dr. Todd Boyd
June 19, 2018
Current Events
James Comey
James Comey, Jim Newton
May 24, 2018
Current Events
Rachel Kushner
Rachel Kushner, Danzy Senna
May 10, 2018
Fiction/Literature
Robert Hass
Robert Hass, Adam Zagajewski, Andrew Winer
April 24, 2018
Poetry
Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid, Viet Thanh Nguyen
April 2, 2018
Fiction/Literature

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