Just how odd is this month's bestseller list? A look at pre-election bestsellers from years past.

Just how odd is this month's bestseller list? A look at pre-election bestsellers from years past.

By Aaron Robertson | September 25, 2020

Black Death Does Not Happen “In the Greek Sense”

Black Death Does Not Happen “In the Greek Sense”

Aaron Robertson Responds to a Very Bad Tweet

By Aaron Robertson | September 25, 2020

Natalie Portman's upcoming children's book is a collection of

Natalie Portman's upcoming children's book is a collection of "gender-safe" fairy tales.

By Aaron Robertson | September 23, 2020

I spoke with a friend of Robert and Mabel Williams about <em>Negroes With Guns</em> and BLM.

I spoke with a friend of Robert and Mabel Williams about Negroes With Guns and BLM.

By Aaron Robertson | September 18, 2020

The first volume of Barack Obama's memoir is getting a 3 million copy printing this November.

The first volume of Barack Obama's memoir is getting a 3 million copy printing this November.

By Aaron Robertson | September 17, 2020

The biggest-ever children's book deal is for a fantasy series about bloodthirsty unicorns.

The biggest-ever children's book deal is for a fantasy series about bloodthirsty unicorns.

By Aaron Robertson | September 16, 2020

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  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air gave us much to be proud of (including an author).

By Aaron Robertson | September 11, 2020

The dictator of Belarus is trying to silence Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich.

By Aaron Robertson | September 11, 2020

The Education Department is purging itself of anti-racist literature.

By Aaron Robertson | September 10, 2020

Playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar will be the next president of PEN America.

Playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar will be the next president of PEN America.

By Aaron Robertson | September 8, 2020

Racists politicized the US postal system when they burned abolitionist literature in 1835.

Racists politicized the US postal system when they burned abolitionist literature in 1835.

By Aaron Robertson | September 4, 2020

Take a virtual tour through Ursula K. Le Guin's gorgeous California home.

Take a virtual tour through Ursula K. Le Guin's gorgeous California home.

By Aaron Robertson | September 3, 2020

The city depicted in <em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em> just elected its first Black mayor.

The city depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird just elected its first Black mayor.

By Aaron Robertson | September 2, 2020

A writer's retreat in Tokyo will treat you like a Real Author, deadlines, nosy editors, and all.

A writer's retreat in Tokyo will treat you like a Real Author, deadlines, nosy editors, and all.

By Aaron Robertson | August 27, 2020

The Year Afropessimism Hit the Streets?: <br> A Conversation at the Edge of the World

The Year Afropessimism Hit the Streets?:
A Conversation at the Edge of the World

Aaron Robertson Talks to Frank Wilderson III

By Aaron Robertson | August 27, 2020

An Illustrator Brings Realism into Octavia Butler's Speculative Fiction

An Illustrator Brings Realism into Octavia Butler's Speculative Fiction

In Conversation with James E. Ransome on the New Edition of Kindred

By Aaron Robertson | August 27, 2020

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