Behind the Essay: Sheila Heti

On LLMs, writing, and making sense

Jun 12 • The Yale Review

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March 2026

Behind the Story: Emma Copley Eisenberg

On gender, desire, and coming-of-age at all ages

Mar 27 • The Yale Review and Emma Copley Eisenberg

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Behind the Essay: Aria Aber

On negative capability, the distance between fiction and fact, and joy in the midst of grief

Mar 20 • The Yale Review and aria

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December 2025

Our Favorite Cultural Artifacts of 2025

Our editors and staff on their most meaningful cultural encounters this year

Dec 22, 2025 • The Yale Review

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Behind the Essay: Anahid Nersessian

On divorce and writing ambivalence

Dec 18, 2025 • The Yale Review

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September 2025

When Is a Story Finished?

Clare Sestanovich on Katherine Dunn's "Process" and our obsession with endings

Sep 18, 2025 • The Yale Review

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Behind the Essay: Audrey Wollen

On feminism, writing from the underglow, and taking the scenic route

Sep 13, 2025 • The Yale Review

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Rec Letter: The Books That Help Us Write

The Yale Review editors share the books that have shaped how they think on the page

Sep 5, 2025 • The Yale Review

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August 2025

Notes on Note-Taking

Joanna Biggs reflects on Joan Didion’s notes—and offers a prompt for your own

Aug 1, 2025 • The Yale Review

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June 2025

Behind the Essay: Garth Greenwell

Writing about morality, sex, and discomfort—plus a few words of advice

Jun 14, 2025 • The Yale Review and Garth Greenwell

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Rec Letter: Edmund White (1940–2025)

A tribute—and reading list—from the editors of The Yale Review

Jun 7, 2025 • The Yale Review and Samuel Ernest

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A First Look at Our Summer Issue

Our Summer Fiction Issue is coming soon—with new work by Rachel Cusk, Bryan Washington, and more. Plus: a writing prompt and seven first lines.

Jun 5, 2025 • The Yale Review and Meghan O'Rourke

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