Growing up on a farm in rural Kansas, I learned to see through the many false narratives of supremacy that govern our society.

Rumaan Alam on his eerily prescient new novel, the power of uncertainty, and the craft of building suspense.

The city has been shaped by both suffering and celebration, and its strength lies in its dualities.

Rachel Kushner discusses her participation in the dangerous Cabo 1000, her thoughts on whether writers need to be fearless, and her new essay collection.

Working in the restaurant industry taught me skills I later employed to more lucrative ends.

Alexandra Kleeman on performance, the question of genre, and the drama of the natural world.

Yuknavitch writes about the body, particularly the ways bodies function as sites of emotional experience, intelligence, and memory.

Five years after Hurricane Harvey destroyed their home, Becca and Sergio Fuentes are still rebuilding their lives.

To me, laughter isn’t frivolous. It is a way of surviving. Laughter when things are horribly unbearable. Laughter when things are uncomfortable. Laughter when there is nothing else to feel.

A new public-art exhibition in Philadelphia aims to “transform the way our country’s histories are told in public spaces.”

This week, the staff of ‘The Paris Review’ succumbs to the hype, visits Cliff Island, and feels lonesome to the sounds of Joyero.

This week, the staff of ‘The Paris Review’ devours Sarah M. Broom’s memoir, explores the work of a Kafka affiliate, and listens to Bach.

Buried in delusion is the hope that, despite all the odds and evidence to the contrary, things might just go your way.

Understanding the often-overlooked links between math and literature can enhance your appreciation of both.

Times Opinion's series on the psychology of class.

Slender and soft-spoken, Jack was as gentle as his work ethic was ferocious.

In 2016, Dan Piepenbring—then The Paris Review’s online editor—was offered an opportunity to collaborate on a book with the artist Prince Rogers Nelson.

Why — of all the spectacular creatures with which we share this planet — do birds captivate as no others can?

This week, the staff of ‘The Paris Review’ reads Jennifer Croft’s memoir, time travels with Lana del Rey, and enters old Motown via YouTube.

Ernaux’s work insists that nothing in life is simple. And it is from that complexity that her work — and, indeed, her very voice — emerges.

This week, the staff of ‘The Paris Review’ slips down the streets of SoHo, attends a film festival, and reads Deborah Levy’s latest.

The critic’s new book offers frank advice for being creative—even under extraordinary circumstances.

Most days, Hayley Arceneaux goes to work at St. Jude, where she treats children with leukemia. On September 15, she’s going to space.

High-tech innards, small-town-theater feel.

The new movie was supposed to debut in theaters, but the filmmakers see silver linings in the timing of its release.

This week, the staff of ‘The Paris Review’ crosses a couple titles off the to-read list, relistens to old episodes of ‘Reply All,’ and experiences the bliss of letting go—of scrolling Instagram.

In more serene times, opera can be a little too much. Right now, it's a relief.

Four new books look to fauna to get us through tough times.

Prizes feel great. They also don’t change anything.

The novelist Sheila Heti puts her diary in alphabetical order to see if she’s changed over the years.

A fresh start, a table at Grand Central and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

The city has been shaped by both suffering and celebration, and its strength lies in its dualities.