The Annotated Nightstand: What Kevin Young Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Kevin Young Is Reading Now, and Next

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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

On the Literature of Ambitious Women

On the Literature of Ambitious Women

Eliana Ramage Recommends Benedict Nguyễn, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Danzy Senna and More

By Eliana Ramage | September 4, 2025

Patrick Ryan on The Good Heart of <em>Buckeye</em>

Patrick Ryan on The Good Heart of Buckeye

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 4, 2025

Why AI Narrators Will Never Be Able to Tell a Real Human Story

Why AI Narrators Will Never Be Able to Tell a Real Human Story

Adam Verner Explores the Uncanny Valley of Automated Audiobooks

By Adam Verner | September 3, 2025

How One Snail Inspired Two Novels on Two Different Continents

How One Snail Inspired Two Novels on Two Different Continents

Maria Reva, Jasmin Schreiber, and Ed Yong Discuss Endlings, Ecological Grief, and Using Others’ Pain for Art

By Maria Reva | September 3, 2025

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Are Americans Being Conditioned to Accept Delayed Elections?

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Miriam Toews on Grief, Guilt, and Memory

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Emily Wilson Explores The Aeneid ’s Influence on the Contemporary Western World

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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

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“Toni Morrison,” a Prose Poem by Nikki Giovanni

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By Nikki Giovanni | September 3, 2025

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

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

By Daniel A. Olivas | September 3, 2025

It’s Okay to Hate <em>The House of Mirth</em>

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Carlo Rotella on Reading (and Learning) from Books We Dislike

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The Literary Afterlives of <em>Labyrinth</em>

The Literary Afterlives of Labyrinth

Logan Karlie on the the Goblin King and the Liminal Space Between Dreams and Reality

By Logan Karlie | September 2, 2025

Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up

Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up

Rabih Alameddine Recommends Gerbrand Bakker, Hans Fallada, Leo Tolstoy, and More

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Back-to-School Treasures: Here Are the Children’s Books To Buy This September

Back-to-School Treasures: Here Are the Children’s Books To Buy This September

Caroline Carlson Recommends Ten Great New Children’s Books Out in This Month

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