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Reading Anne Sexton’s Rejected Horror Stories

Reading Anne Sexton’s Rejected Horror Stories

“Imperfect and thorny, but just strange enough to kindle fear.”

By Nick Ripatrazone | October 31, 2025

Who is the Real Wednesday Addams?

Who is the Real Wednesday Addams?

What the 80-Year Evolution of an Iconic Character Tells
Us About Women in America

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | October 31, 2025

Remembering Writer and <em>New Yorker</em> Mainstay Alison Rose

Remembering Writer and New Yorker Mainstay Alison Rose

Cynthia Zarin on Her Late Friend: “She was like an exclamation point in Garamond type...”

By Cynthia Zarin | October 24, 2025

Dear Bill: Letters From a Young John Updike to His Editor, William Maxwell

Dear Bill: Letters From a Young John Updike to His Editor, William Maxwell

“Elizabeth keeps falling down the steep stairs here. Send the checks. I need the money.”

By James Schiff | October 21, 2025

How Adam Zagajewski “Accidentally“ Wrote the Definitive 9/11 Poem

How Adam Zagajewski “Accidentally“ Wrote the Definitive 9/11 Poem

Elaine L. Wang on “Try to Praise the Mutilated World”

By Elaine L. Wang | September 11, 2025

Looking to jump ship? Read these 11 novels about the ex-pat experience.

Looking to jump ship? Read these 11 novels about the ex-pat experience.

(For when you'r ready to call it quits on America.)

By Brittany Allen | August 2, 2025

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“A Writer Who Draws.” On the Life and Creative Legacy of Saul Steinberg

Liana Finck Remembers the Innovative Work of the Iconic “New Yorker” Cartoonist

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“Small But Unforgettable Moments.” What E.B. White Loved About New York City

“Small But Unforgettable Moments.” What E.B. White Loved About New York City

Martha White Remembers Her Grandfather’s Lifelong Relationship With the Big Apple

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A Century of Restlessness: What It Means To Be A <em>New Yorker</em> Cartoonist

A Century of Restlessness: What It Means To Be A New Yorker Cartoonist

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Kathryn Scanlan on Joseph Mitchell's <em>Joe Gould's Secret</em>

Kathryn Scanlan on Joseph Mitchell's Joe Gould's Secret

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

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Editing Without Ego: How Katharine S. White Quietly Shaped <em>The New Yorker</em>’s Writers

Editing Without Ego: How Katharine S. White Quietly Shaped The New Yorker’s Writers

Amy Reading on Artistic Collaboration, Egotistical Male Editors, and the Idea of the Genius Editor

By Amy Reading | September 3, 2024

The spiciest takeaways from Tina Brown’s <em> Vanity Fair Diaries. </em>

The spiciest takeaways from Tina Brown’s Vanity Fair Diaries.

By Brittany Allen | August 27, 2024

The Art of Hanging Out: On the Golden Age of the Celebrity Profile

Alex Belth Looks Back at Some Iconic Magazine Writing

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