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Jessica Chastain has optioned Jessamine Chan’s <em>The School for Good Mothers</em> for TV.

Jessica Chastain has optioned Jessamine Chan’s The School for Good Mothers for TV.

By Walker Caplan | January 5, 2022

Keanu Reeves is in talks to star in Hulu’s adaptation of <em>The Devil in the White City</em>.

Keanu Reeves is in talks to star in Hulu’s adaptation of The Devil in the White City.

By Walker Caplan | January 4, 2022

Politics and Prose is now the first unionized bookstore in Washington, D.C.

Politics and Prose is now the first unionized bookstore in Washington, D.C.

By Walker Caplan | January 4, 2022

J.R.R. Tolkien loved to pull pranks on his students.

J.R.R. Tolkien loved to pull pranks on his students.

By Walker Caplan | January 3, 2022

Survey says: the Booker is the most important literary prize in the world.

Survey says: the Booker is the most important literary prize in the world.

By Walker Caplan | December 23, 2021

Here are the New York Public Library’s most borrowed books of the year.

Here are the New York Public Library’s most borrowed books of the year.

By Walker Caplan | December 23, 2021

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Did you know Samuel Beckett used to drive André the Giant to school?

By Walker Caplan | December 23, 2021

Read J.D. Salinger’s first short story to feature Holden Caufield.

By Walker Caplan | December 22, 2021

Elena Ferrante has called for a jailed fan to receive Italian citizenship.

By Walker Caplan | December 22, 2021

Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

By Walker Caplan | December 21, 2021

Eve Babitz, artist and muse of Los Angeles, has died at 78.

Eve Babitz, artist and muse of Los Angeles, has died at 78.

By Walker Caplan | December 20, 2021

Here are the winners of the 2021 Hugo Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2021 Hugo Awards.

By Walker Caplan | December 20, 2021

Politics and Prose employees moved to unionize—then the store owners hired an anti-union law firm.

Politics and Prose employees moved to unionize—then the store owners hired an anti-union law firm.

By Walker Caplan | December 17, 2021

“COVID is not a writer’s residency”: Amanda Gorman on creating during the pandemic.

“COVID is not a writer’s residency”: Amanda Gorman on creating during the pandemic.

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

Brontë fans’ push to save a rare library has worked—with help from Britain’s richest man.

Brontë fans’ push to save a rare library has worked—with help from Britain’s richest man.

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

How many of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021 have you read?

How many of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021 have you read?

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

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