Five Stories About Espionage
The reality of espionage is still exciting, but it’s more complicated. The good guys and bad guys are not so easily differentiated. Today’s spying relies on social media, surveillance, coercion and ambition.
14 Stories About Love: A Reading List
Revel in all the feels with these 14 (get it?) essays and interviews. A Valentine’s Day reading list from Emily Perper.
The ‘Wellness Craze’: Six Stories About Fitness
“Here are several of my favorite stories about fitness magazines, FitBit, yoga and athleisure.”
Naked and Unafraid: A Reading List About Nudity
Here are five stories about the sociopolitics of stripping down.
Place Your Bets: Six Stories About Gambling
Six stories about bets, luck, and playing the odds.
Resolving to Read, Write, and Travel More in 2016
The things Emily is reading to help her with her 2016 resolutions for reading, writing, and traveling.
It’s in the Stars: A Reading List About Astrology
In 2015, I started to copy my weekly horoscopes into my journal. I didn’t do it every week, but I did it often enough that it became something like a practice. 2015 was rough, and it feels right to start off 2016 on an optimistic, mystical note.
Living With Depression: A Reading List
“We read to know that we are not alone,” so sayeth C.S. Lewis, via William Nicholson. I want you to know that this holiday season, you are not alone. A new reading list from Emily Perper.
Five People Who Shaped 2015: A Reading List
Here are five people who influenced the world in powerful ways in 2015.
American Gun Culture is Literally Killing Us: A Reading List
It is impossible to talk about guns without talk about race, class, and gender. This list is only the beginning.