On the Conservatism of Contemporary Literary Fiction

On the Conservatism of Contemporary Literary Fiction

Nathaniel Moore Reads Patricia Lockwood, Rachel Yoder, and Charlotte Wood

By Nathaniel Moore | September 10, 2025

Everything you need to know about the Powell's AI slop snafu—and what we can all learn from it.

Everything you need to know about the Powell's AI slop snafu—and what we can all learn from it.

By Brittany Allen | September 9, 2025

The Case for Polyamory: Alejandro Varela on Writing a Novel That Questions Everything

The Case for Polyamory: Alejandro Varela on Writing a Novel That Questions Everything

“Once society’s fallibility becomes apparent, everything else comes into question.”

By Alejandro Varela | September 9, 2025

Friedrich Engels Predicted Modern Gentrification 150 Years Ago

Friedrich Engels Predicted Modern Gentrification 150 Years Ago

P.E. Moskowitz Wonders What Makes a City “Valuable”?

By P.E. Moskowitz | September 9, 2025

Never thought $1.5 billion was a small amount of money until this AI settlement.

Never thought $1.5 billion was a small amount of money until this AI settlement.

By James Folta | September 8, 2025

How Ms. Rachel is using her platform to school American grown-ups.

How Ms. Rachel is using her platform to school American grown-ups.

By Brittany Allen | September 5, 2025

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The WWI Battle That Never Ended: Finding Unexploded Mines in Verdun’s Fields

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Hearts Touched With Fire: Horror and Hope in a Time of Genocide

Hearts Touched With Fire: Horror and Hope in a Time of Genocide

Jack Sheehan on Fighting Despair as the Slaughter in Gaza Continues

By Jack Sheehan | September 4, 2025

A New Translation of <em>Grave of the Fireflies</em> Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

A New Translation of Grave of the Fireflies Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

Ginny Tapley Takemori on the Realities of War and Translating for a New Audience

By Ginny Tapley Takemori | September 4, 2025

Are Americans Being Conditioned to Accept Delayed Elections?

Are Americans Being Conditioned to Accept Delayed Elections?

For Aron Solomon, Warning Signs Are Flashing Everywhere

By Aron Solomon | September 3, 2025

The Necessity of Return: On Years of Ritual Killings in Nigeria

The Necessity of Return: On Years of Ritual Killings in Nigeria

Adedayo Agarau Describes the Trauma of Returning to the Street He Grew Up On

By Adedayo Agarau | September 3, 2025

Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System

Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System

Daniel A. Olivas Considers America’s Seemingly Endless Demonization of Immigrants

By Daniel A. Olivas | September 3, 2025

An Open Letter on the Massacre in Gaza from an Editor in Israel

An Open Letter on the Massacre in Gaza from an Editor in Israel

“We ask that the international literary community take a public stand and join us in starting a dialogue that might restore a vestige of sanity.”

By Uriel Kon | September 2, 2025

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