Here's Shaq reading an Edward Hirsch poem about basketball.

Here's Shaq reading an Edward Hirsch poem about basketball.

By Dan Sheehan | June 12, 2020

Zadie Smith wrote an entire essay collection in lockdown, and you can read it in July.

Zadie Smith wrote an entire essay collection in lockdown, and you can read it in July.

By Dan Sheehan | June 11, 2020

Latest Irish literary phenom Naoise Dolan's <em>Exciting Times</em> is coming to TV.

Latest Irish literary phenom Naoise Dolan's Exciting Times is coming to TV.

By Dan Sheehan | May 28, 2020

There are serious 2020 quarantine vibes in Edith Wharton's first published short story.

There are serious 2020 quarantine vibes in Edith Wharton's first published short story.

By Dan Sheehan | May 26, 2020

56 years ago, a dying Lorraine Hansberry coined the phrase

56 years ago, a dying Lorraine Hansberry coined the phrase "young, gifted and black."

By Dan Sheehan | May 19, 2020

Here's Katherine Anne Porter describing how she resisted death during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

Here's Katherine Anne Porter describing how she resisted death during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

By Dan Sheehan | May 15, 2020

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Sofia Coppola is adapting Edith Wharton's post-divorce novel.

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A British comedian is writing a "sexy-but-sensible" diary of her (imagined) life with Jürgen Klopp.

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Adam Driver is set to star in (yet another) adaptation of a David Grann article.

Adam Driver is set to star in (yet another) adaptation of a David Grann article.

By Dan Sheehan | April 30, 2020

Discworld adaptation.">Get ready for an Discworld adaptation.">

Discworld adaptation.">Get ready for an "absolutely faithful" Discworld adaptation.

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Patrick Ness and Luca Guadagnino are adapting <em>Lord of the Flies</em> for the big screen.

Patrick Ness and Luca Guadagnino are adapting Lord of the Flies for the big screen.

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<em>Middlesex</em> is finally being adapted for TV.

Middlesex is finally being adapted for TV.

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Gather round, children, for storytime with Tom Hardy and his french bulldog.

Gather round, children, for storytime with Tom Hardy and his french bulldog.

By Dan Sheehan | April 15, 2020

Here's your first look at a brooding Timothée Chalamet in <em>Dune</em>.

Here's your first look at a brooding Timothée Chalamet in Dune.

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The Pulitzer Prize Board has postponed the announcement of the 2020 awards.

The Pulitzer Prize Board has postponed the announcement of the 2020 awards.

By Dan Sheehan | April 7, 2020

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