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What Anne of Green Gables Taught Me about Grief

May 29, 2019July 9, 2019 - by Jen Sookfong Lee

When my father was sick and I was left to navigate a new relationship with my mother, I turned to one red-headed rebel

Illustration of a Gloved Hand Passing a Book Between Prison Bars

First Person / January/February 2018

I Was a Bank Robber Until I Read Kant

January 4, 2018November 11, 2019 - by Robbie Dillon

The one thing that criminals and philosophers share is a sense of being an outsider

The Walrus Countdown

What We Are Reading

December 30, 2017December 2, 2019 - by The Walrus

Who would have guessed a short story would become one of this year’s viral hits? From imagining oneself styling Donald Trump to working the drive-thru window, here are some great reads from The Walrus fiction list

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Arts & Culture / Web Exclusives

The Case Against Reading Everything

December 13, 2017November 27, 2019 - by Jason Guriel

Writing instructors preach exposure to different voices and styles. They are wrong

Books / March 2015

Choose Your Own Ending

February 23, 2015November 20, 2019 - by Michael LaPointe

Why there are so many books about death and dying