Watch Masha Gessen explain the Hannah Arendt Prize controversy in their own words.

Watch Masha Gessen explain the Hannah Arendt Prize controversy in their own words.

By Dan Sheehan | December 15, 2023

Masha Gessen's Hannah Arendt Prize has been canceled because of their essay on Gaza.

Masha Gessen's Hannah Arendt Prize has been canceled because of their essay on Gaza.

By Dan Sheehan | December 13, 2023

Watch Brian Cox read

Watch Brian Cox read "If I Must Die" by murdered Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer.

By Dan Sheehan | December 13, 2023

Joe Sacco's acclaimed graphic novel about Gaza is being rushed back into print.

Joe Sacco's acclaimed graphic novel about Gaza is being rushed back into print.

By Dan Sheehan | December 11, 2023

Poet and scholar Refaat Alareer has been killed by an Israeli airstrike.

Poet and scholar Refaat Alareer has been killed by an Israeli airstrike.

By Dan Sheehan | December 7, 2023

Israeli bombing has devastated Gaza's cultural sector.

Israeli bombing has devastated Gaza's cultural sector.

By Dan Sheehan | December 7, 2023

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Mosab Abu Toha and his family have made it to Egypt.

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Gaza's main public library has been destroyed by Israeli bombing.

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Check out Paul Lynch's reaction to winning the Booker Prize.

By Dan Sheehan | November 27, 2023

This Palestinian group has an urgent request for theater companies around the world.

This Palestinian group has an urgent request for theater companies around the world.

By Dan Sheehan | November 21, 2023

Belal Jadallah, the

Belal Jadallah, the "godfather of Palestinian journalism," has been killed in Gaza.

By Dan Sheehan | November 20, 2023

1,700 Canadian writers are asking the Giller Prize to drop charges against protestors.

1,700 Canadian writers are asking the Giller Prize to drop charges against protestors.

By Dan Sheehan | November 20, 2023

Arundhati Roy calls the siege of Gaza

Arundhati Roy calls the siege of Gaza "a crime against humanity."

By Dan Sheehan | November 17, 2023

A. S. Byatt, author of <em>Possession</em>, has died at the age of 87.

A. S. Byatt, author of Possession, has died at the age of 87.

By Dan Sheehan | November 17, 2023

Read Anne Boyer's extraordinary <em>New York Times</em> resignation letter.

Read Anne Boyer's extraordinary New York Times resignation letter.

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Here is the moment the National Book Award finalists called for a ceasefire.

Here is the moment the National Book Award finalists called for a ceasefire.

By Dan Sheehan | November 16, 2023

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