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You couldn’t write a sentence this bad IF YOU TRIED.

You couldn’t write a sentence this bad IF YOU TRIED.

By Jonny Diamond | July 1, 2022

These superstar middle-grade writers are giving indie bookstores a summer boost.

These superstar middle-grade writers are giving indie bookstores a summer boost.

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A “Chinese Borges” wrote millions of words of fake Russian history on Wikipedia for a decade.

A “Chinese Borges” wrote millions of words of fake Russian history on Wikipedia for a decade.

By Jonny Diamond | June 28, 2022

Ukrainian writer Serhiy Zhadan has won the German Peace Prize.

Ukrainian writer Serhiy Zhadan has won the German Peace Prize.

By Jonny Diamond | June 27, 2022

First they came for queer story time… And what did you do?

First they came for queer story time… And what did you do?

By Jonny Diamond | June 24, 2022

Ugh. Skyhorse plans to publish a Trump conspiracy theorist’s take on the January 6th Insurrection.

Ugh. Skyhorse plans to publish a Trump conspiracy theorist’s take on the January 6th Insurrection.

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A new theater production calls out Nobel laureate Peter Handke for his fascist apologia.

A new theater production calls out Nobel laureate Peter Handke for his fascist apologia.

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WATCH: Why James Patterson no longer introduces himself to people reading his books.

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Stephen King has some thoughts for the writers of <em>Stranger Things.</em>

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