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22 articles related to Literature

The Most Enticing Man Smells, According to Romance Novels

A photograph of images from the Picture Collection’s Handshaking folder by Taryn Simon, featured in the exhibition “The Color of a Flea’s Eye.”

The Incredible Past and Pivotal Future of the New York Public Library Picture Collection

A drawing of a woman looking into a mirror near a window.

This New Platform Makes Fiction Pulled From Real-News Headlines

The red cover of the book Smellosophy.

Historian Ann-Sophie Barwich on Why Smell Remains the Most Mysterious Sense

The covers of four new books on the climate crisis.

Four New Must-Reads on the Climate Crisis

A note card on a desk with a pen, carafe, and sprig of herbs.

These Elegant, Easy-to-Customize Note Cards Add an Artful Touch to Letter Writing

Illustration of a tree with leaves next to a tree without leaves

The Natural World, in Book Form

The Gentlewoman magazine featuring Margaret Atwood, on a red background next to a centimeter ruler.

This Mini Magazine Celebrates a Decade of The Gentlewoman

A forest in winter, with snow in evergreen branches and bushes.

Jon Mooallem’s Walking Podcast: Like Receiving a Butt-Dial From a Nature-Loving Friend

Two astronaut gloves touching on a grey background.

Understanding the Sensations of the Skin

Four book covers from titles about the climate crisis on a white background

A New Digital Book Club Explores the Beauty and Fragility of Our Planet

The cover of the book Hearing the Cloud.

What the Internet Sounds Like: A Playlist

Rebecca Solnit and Brit Marling.

You Won’t Want to Miss These Virtual Talks and Book Readings

An orange and white handout from Black Mountain College.

Black Mountain College Is About to Come to a Screen Near You

Ted Gioia in front of a large window.

Jazz Critic and Historian Ted Gioia’s “Subversive Songs” Playlist

The Earth on a black background

What We’re Reading on the Internet Archive

author and environmental anthropologist Gina Rae La Cerva

Environmental Anthropologist and “Feasting Wild” Author Gina Rae La Cerva’s Media Diet

The book cover for Fanny Singer's Always Home.

Fanny Singer’s Ode to Her Legendary Mother, Chez Panisse’s Alice Waters

A black and white illustration of plants by Katie Holten.

Emergence Magazine Is at the Top of Our Reading List

Four images arranged in a grid depicting a man in a suit, the words "Less than Zero" in red on a black background, an address, and a picture of an outdoor courtyard

Benjamin Critton on Modernist Homes in Popular Films

A set of five New York Times Magazines fanned out across a white table.

David Marchese’s New York Times Magazine Talk Column Should Be Required Reading

Two copies of Offscreen magazine featuring a woman with black glasses on the front cover.

Editor and Publisher Kai Brach’s Inspiringly Minimalist Media Intake