The Paragraph

Original essays, literary criticism, and illustrated reflections on society and everyday life.

Series & conversations

A Passage Worth Keeping

A short passage, read closely: what the words do, and what they leave unsettled.

Mercy and the Person Who Can Refuse It

Reading Portia's appeal in The Merchant of Venice as a question about power.

A little room for longer thinking, every week

One thoughtful email each week: an illustrated essay, a reading recommendation and a question worth considering.

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