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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

I have more than 600 postcards from a guy who made them into a literary genre.

I have more than 600 postcards from a guy who made them into a literary genre.

By Aaron Robertson | August 25, 2020

<em>Vanity Fair'</em>s new masthead includes Jesmyn Ward, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Kiese Laymon.

Vanity Fair's new masthead includes Jesmyn Ward, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Kiese Laymon.

By Aaron Robertson | August 24, 2020

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Four decades after her father, Lucy Ellmann has won the £10,000 James Tait Black prize.

By Aaron Robertson | August 21, 2020

A new fellowship will fund a year-long study of Octavia Butler's work.

By Aaron Robertson | August 20, 2020

Want to throw a wrench in your reading habit? Read the fantastical life of a saint.

By Aaron Robertson | August 20, 2020

On Capitol Hill, an anonymous bookseller called out Amazon.

On Capitol Hill, an anonymous bookseller called out Amazon.

By Aaron Robertson | July 30, 2020

Here's a novel idea: masks made of books.

Here's a novel idea: masks made of books.

By Aaron Robertson | July 30, 2020

Amid a virus surge and government repression, Hong Kong's oldest bookstore is closing.

Amid a virus surge and government repression, Hong Kong's oldest bookstore is closing.

By Aaron Robertson | July 29, 2020

SFF authors are protesting Saudi Arabia's cynical bid to host the 2022 WorldCon.

SFF authors are protesting Saudi Arabia's cynical bid to host the 2022 WorldCon.

By Aaron Robertson | July 29, 2020

A stage adaptation of <em>Between the World and Me</em> is coming to HBO.

A stage adaptation of Between the World and Me is coming to HBO.

By Aaron Robertson | July 24, 2020

Mitch McConnell quoted Salman Rushdie in a confused defense of free speech and the rule of law.

Mitch McConnell quoted Salman Rushdie in a confused defense of free speech and the rule of law.

By Aaron Robertson | July 23, 2020

From Hemingway-inspired fan fiction to pun-filled poems, a new language-generating AI does it all.

From Hemingway-inspired fan fiction to pun-filled poems, a new language-generating AI does it all.

By Aaron Robertson | July 22, 2020

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