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

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

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

By Dan Sheehan | May 13, 2020

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10 reflections on Orson Welles' drunken champagne commercial outtakes.

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

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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.

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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.

By Dan Sheehan | April 13, 2020

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

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

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Libro.fm is hiring 10 booksellers laid off due to the coronavirus crisis.

Libro.fm is hiring 10 booksellers laid off due to the coronavirus crisis.

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