Painful Sympathies
A poet tackles one of Canada’s most brutal race crimes
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Many Shades of Invisible
In his new book, Kamal Al-Solaylee explores the powerlessness of having brown skin
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Be a Little Crazy
Can you teach people to write?
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You Should Care about My Life
The first-person pronoun isn’t trivial—it’s essential
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A Letter to Leonard Cohen
The Walrus’ poetry editor explains how the rhythms of a poem smooth the roughness of a life
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Narrative Devices
Rewiring the mystery novel for the digital age
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I Don’t Care about Your Life
Why critics need to stop getting personal in their essays
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Empowering Young Women to Find Their Own Sexual Agency
Peggy Orenstein’s provocative new book takes an old-fashioned approach to a new and alarming problem
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Mark Her Words
Ellen Seligman had the status of a Merlin—a legendary enchanter who transformed manuscripts into masterpieces
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