One great short story to read today: Osamu Dazai's

One great short story to read today: Osamu Dazai's "Shame"

By James Folta | May 22, 2025

This week's book news, in Venn diagrams.

This week's book news, in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | May 16, 2025

The Abrams Union wants a

The Abrams Union wants a "more equitable, ethical, and transparent” publisher.

By James Folta | May 16, 2025

Oh good, Audible is planning to start using AI narrators and translators.

Oh good, Audible is planning to start using AI narrators and translators.

By James Folta | May 14, 2025

Want to reduce crime? Science says: build more libraries.

Want to reduce crime? Science says: build more libraries.

By James Folta | May 13, 2025

Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | May 9, 2025

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  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
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  • The Six Loves of James I

The Trump Administration just fired America’s top librarian.

By James Folta | May 9, 2025

A close reading of the description for disgraced comedian Louis C.K.’s forthcoming novel.

By James Folta | May 8, 2025

An ode to reading with my mom.

By James Folta | May 8, 2025

One great short story to read today: Oğuz Atay's “The Forgotten”

One great short story to read today: Oğuz Atay's “The Forgotten”

By James Folta | May 6, 2025

Trump’s NEA is terminating hundreds of grants in literature, theater, and the arts.

Trump’s NEA is terminating hundreds of grants in literature, theater, and the arts.

By James Folta | May 5, 2025

The week's book news, in Venn diagrams.

The week's book news, in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | May 2, 2025

An unsettling AI Agatha Christie is here to teach you how to write.

An unsettling AI Agatha Christie is here to teach you how to write.

By James Folta | May 1, 2025

A field guide to the readers you’ll see in public this spring.

A field guide to the readers you’ll see in public this spring.

By James Folta | April 30, 2025

The new Conduit Books plans to focus on male authors.

The new Conduit Books plans to focus on male authors.

By James Folta | April 28, 2025

Time to re-read <em>The Masses</em>, the 1910s literary magazine crushed by government censorship.

Time to re-read The Masses, the 1910s literary magazine crushed by government censorship.

By James Folta | April 24, 2025

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