Tayari Jones on the Necessary American History of Ann Petry's <em>The Street</em>

Tayari Jones on the Necessary American History of Ann Petry's The Street

“Crossing the line between belles lettres and pulp, Petry is
a pioneer of the literary thriller.”

By Tayari Jones | January 6, 2020

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Feminist Press

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Feminist Press

The FP Staff Shares Favorite Titles From the Last Half Century

By Literary Hub | January 6, 2020

Letter to a Young Climate Activist on the First Day of the New Decade

Letter to a Young Climate Activist on the First Day of the New Decade

Rebecca Solnit on Finding Hope and Resolve for the Future

By Rebecca Solnit | January 1, 2020

The Dawn of the Era of Feminine Excess

The Dawn of the Era of Feminine Excess

As Patriarchy Fights to the Death, a Cultural Shift is Stirring

By Rachel Vorona Cote | December 20, 2019

How to Break in to Publishing If You're a Smalltown Brazilian Mayor in the 1930s

How to Break in to Publishing If You're a Smalltown Brazilian Mayor in the 1930s

Novelist Graciliano Ramos's Reports to the Governor of Alagoas Are Literature Unto Themselves

By Padma Viswanathan and Graciliano Ramos | December 20, 2019

Everything you need to know about why the internet is so mad at J. K. Rowling right now.

Everything you need to know about why the internet is so mad at J. K. Rowling right now.

By Corinne Segal | December 19, 2019

Best Reviewed
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  • Joyride: A Memoir
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The Governor's Race That Made George Wallace a Hardline Segregationist

By Peggy Wallace Kennedy | December 19, 2019

One Man's Literary Crusade to Uncensor Sex in America

By Susan G. Davis | December 18, 2019

Unearthing the Stories of Australia's Working Class

By Enza Gandolfo | December 18, 2019

Deported at the Dawn of the Syrian War

Deported at the Dawn of the Syrian War

After a Decade in the US, Lawand Kiki was Forced
to Leave for Damascus

By Mike Giglio | December 18, 2019

High Comedy and Misdemeanors: <br>The Shakespearean Drama at the Heart of Impeachment

High Comedy and Misdemeanors:
The Shakespearean Drama at the Heart of Impeachment

Liesl Schillinger on the Contemporary Resonance of Love’s Labour’s Lost

By Liesl Schillinger | December 17, 2019

A Season of Books Takes Stock<br> of #MeToo

A Season of Books Takes Stock
of #MeToo

Kaylen Ralph on She Said, The Education of Brett Kavanaugh, and Know My Name

By Kaylen Ralph | December 17, 2019

Bringing Hitler's Hidden Army to Justice

Bringing Hitler's Hidden Army to Justice

Nazi-Hunting in America

By Debbie Cenziper | December 16, 2019

Kosovo declares Peter Handke

Kosovo declares Peter Handke "persona non grata" as Nobel controversy continues.

By Corinne Segal | December 12, 2019

The American Universities That Took in Scholars from Nazi Europe

The American Universities That Took in Scholars from Nazi Europe

Laurel Leff On Academia's Refugees During World War II

By Laurel Leff | December 12, 2019

Isolating the Language of Abuse in Politics, Gender Relations, and Sexual Abuse

Isolating the Language of Abuse in Politics, Gender Relations, and Sexual Abuse

Rene Denfeld and Megan Phelps-Roper Discuss Private and Public Violence in the Trump Era

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 12, 2019

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