Sheila Heti turned her diaries into alphabetized autofiction. Now they're a newsletter.

Sheila Heti turned her diaries into alphabetized autofiction. Now they're a newsletter.

By Walker Caplan | January 19, 2022

This <em>Dune</em> concept art book kerfuffle is a case of

This Dune concept art book kerfuffle is a case of "NFT brain."

By Walker Caplan | January 18, 2022

Oh no: the children’s word of the year is ... “anxiety.”

Oh no: the children’s word of the year is ... “anxiety.”

By Walker Caplan | January 18, 2022

That “book exchange” making the rounds on Instagram again isn’t what it seems.

That “book exchange” making the rounds on Instagram again isn’t what it seems.

By Walker Caplan | January 18, 2022

Émile Zola was a bad art friend.

Émile Zola was a bad art friend.

By Walker Caplan | January 14, 2022

James Joyce was only 9 years old when he published his first poem.

James Joyce was only 9 years old when he published his first poem.

By Walker Caplan | January 13, 2022

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After his anti-Semitism, some of Roald Dahl’s Netflix money will fund an anti-racist trust.

After his anti-Semitism, some of Roald Dahl’s Netflix money will fund an anti-racist trust.

By Walker Caplan | January 10, 2022

Anne Hathaway will star in the film adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s <em>Eileen</em>.

Anne Hathaway will star in the film adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen.

By Walker Caplan | January 10, 2022

The nominees for Words of the Year are in—and they include “stonk” and “horny jail.”

The nominees for Words of the Year are in—and they include “stonk” and “horny jail.”

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The full list of writers nominated for the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature includes just one woman.

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Here are the winners of this year’s Costa Book Awards.

Here are the winners of this year’s Costa Book Awards.

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Here are the winners of the inaugural Silvers-Dudley Prizes for criticism and journalism.

Here are the winners of the inaugural Silvers-Dudley Prizes for criticism and journalism.

By Walker Caplan | January 5, 2022

On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers.

On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers.

By Walker Caplan | January 5, 2022

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