5 Important Books Bearing Witness to America's Carceral State

5 Important Books Bearing Witness to America's Carceral State

Introducing Literature for Justice, a New Project from
the National Book Foundation

By Literary Hub | October 24, 2018

Buying My First Gun in the Dark Heart of America

Buying My First Gun in the Dark Heart of America

RJ Young Heads to a Gunshow in Oklahoma

By R.J. Young | October 23, 2018

Trans Rights Are Human Rights

Trans Rights Are Human Rights

Veronic Esposito on the Very Human Cost of Identity Denied

By Veronica Esposito | October 22, 2018

In Search of the Anarchist Who Shared My Name

In Search of the Anarchist Who Shared My Name

Pablo Martín Sánchez on Writing a Novel About the Other Pablo Martín Sánchez

By Pablo Martín Sánchez | October 22, 2018

The Moment When Punk Collided With Poetry

The Moment When Punk Collided With Poetry

On the Rock 'n' Roll Art of Patti Smith, Sam Shepard, and More

By Kembrew McLeod | October 19, 2018

Jennifer Egan: Why PEN America is Suing Donald Trump

Jennifer Egan: Why PEN America is Suing Donald Trump

"Trump's vitriol against reporters has made political journalism a more dangerous practice."

By Jennifer Egan | October 18, 2018

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Why America’s Best Political Novelist Is Required Reading in 2018

By Susan Zakin | October 17, 2018

On God, Country, and Being Brown on the US-Mexico Border

By Octavio Solis | October 16, 2018

How I Came to Interview Donald Trump About Tiger Woods

By Meakin Armstrong | October 15, 2018

Passing for White: A Literary History

Passing for White: A Literary History

Darryl Pinckney on the Life and Writing of Nella Larsen

By Darryl Pinckney | October 15, 2018

A Tough Crowd in Doboj

A Tough Crowd in Doboj

Carlo Rotella on the Lecture He'll Never Forget

By Carlo Rotella | October 12, 2018

Gabrielle Bellot: The Story I Kept Hidden

Gabrielle Bellot: The Story I Kept Hidden

On Brett Kavanaugh, Sexual Assault, and Not Staying Silent

By Gabrielle Bellot | October 11, 2018

On the Risks of Fictionalizing National Tragedy

On the Risks of Fictionalizing National Tragedy

Isabel Allende... Human Rights Novelist?

By James Dawes | October 11, 2018

How Do We Move Beyond Commodified Feminism?

How Do We Move Beyond Commodified Feminism?

Charlotte Shane on the Dangers of Going Mainstream

By Charlotte Shane | October 11, 2018

How the Communist Blacklist Shaped the Entertainment Industry As We Know It

How the Communist Blacklist Shaped the Entertainment Industry As We Know It

risk never working in television again."">"Avoid anything that could be construed as progressive or
risk never working in television again."

By Carol A Stabile | October 9, 2018

There's More to the Story of LBJ's Contemplation of Nuking Vietnam

There's More to the Story of LBJ's Contemplation of Nuking Vietnam

On the NY Times’ Revelations Mark Bowden Reported 16 Months Ago

By Mark Bowden | October 7, 2018

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