Richard Flanagan wins the Baillie Gifford Prize, but won't accept money without a plan to divest.

Richard Flanagan wins the Baillie Gifford Prize, but won't accept money without a plan to divest.

By James Folta | November 19, 2024

The shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title includes

The shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title includes "leather-daddy bounty hunters."

By James Folta | November 18, 2024

Bid on a note from your favorite author in The Common's Postcard Auction.

Bid on a note from your favorite author in The Common's Postcard Auction.

By James Folta | November 13, 2024

JD Vance Quoted One of Cormac McCarthy’s Most Evil Characters to Make Some Asinine Point

JD Vance Quoted One of Cormac McCarthy’s Most Evil Characters to Make Some Asinine Point

From Hannibal Lecter to Anton Chigurgh, All the Best Fictional People

By James Folta | November 11, 2024

It’s time to radicalize your book club.

It’s time to radicalize your book club.

By James Folta | November 6, 2024

The Republicans’ Project 2025 is Disastrous For Books

The Republicans’ Project 2025 is Disastrous For Books

“Project 2025 is pitching a horrifying vision of America and American government.”

By James Folta | November 6, 2024

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Threatened with eviction, a Brooklyn comic shop raised almost $90K to stay open.

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Not even Little Free Libraries are safe from book bans.

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Some advice from literature for Mayor Adams and his corrupt friends.

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I made Nicholas Sparks’ Splenda-packed chicken salad.

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Earth is about to get a second moon... but what will it mean for the lit world?

Earth is about to get a second moon... but what will it mean for the lit world?

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Two books and a former president are the winners of this year’s Dayton Literary Peace Prizes.

Two books and a former president are the winners of this year’s Dayton Literary Peace Prizes.

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Smaller, shorter books aren’t the only way to make publishing more climate friendly.

Smaller, shorter books aren’t the only way to make publishing more climate friendly.

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Meet the writer who added “lol” to the end of every sentence of <em>In Search of Lost Time.</em>

Meet the writer who added “lol” to the end of every sentence of In Search of Lost Time.

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