Everything you need to know about the controversy over a new translation of Amanda Gorman's poetry.

Everything you need to know about the controversy over a new translation of Amanda Gorman's poetry.

By Walker Caplan | March 1, 2021

One nice thing: four longtime friends have founded a literary journal for poetry by women over 50.

One nice thing: four longtime friends have founded a literary journal for poetry by women over 50.

By Walker Caplan | February 26, 2021

Astra Publishing House is launching an international literary magazine.

Astra Publishing House is launching an international literary magazine.

By Walker Caplan | February 26, 2021

You can now read Jeremy O. Harris’s <em>YELL</em> from the comfort of your own home.

You can now read Jeremy O. Harris’s YELL from the comfort of your own home.

By Walker Caplan | February 26, 2021

When Tennessee Williams was 16, he won a writing contest by pretending to be a disgruntled divorcee.

When Tennessee Williams was 16, he won a writing contest by pretending to be a disgruntled divorcee.

By Walker Caplan | February 25, 2021

Samuel Beckett's insane wordless post-Nobel Prize

Samuel Beckett's insane wordless post-Nobel Prize "interview" is the most Samuel Beckett thing ever.

By Walker Caplan | February 25, 2021

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By Walker Caplan | February 24, 2021

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A PBS episode about Flannery O’Connor will feature interviews with Hilton Als and Mary Karr.

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Feast your eyes on this gorgeous Tokyo bookshop-slash-hotel.

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The <em>Great Gatsby</em> adaptation boom continues—this time with an animated feature.

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Victor LaValle and Jo Mi-Gyeong are teaming up on a comic about a young girl and her android teddy bear.

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All the memes in Patricia Lockwood’s <em> No One Is Talking About This,</em> explained.

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Can a robot write a play? We’ll find out this month.

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A new Amor Towles novel is hitting shelves this October.

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Brit Bennett, Amanda Gorman, and Ijeoma Oluo are TIME’s “next” most influential people of 2021.

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