In Jane Austen’s <em>Sense and Sensibility</em> You Can Be “Demure and Brat All at Once”

In Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility You Can Be “Demure and Brat All at Once”

Samantha Silva: “Women are asking not who we ought to be, but who we want to be.”

By Samantha Silva | June 8, 2026

Did You Know FDR Was Present For the Most Famous At-Bat in Baseball History?

Did You Know FDR Was Present For the Most Famous At-Bat in Baseball History?

Randall Sullivan on the Close Encounter of Two Icons of Depression-Era America

By Randall Sullivan | June 8, 2026

Leander Schaerlaeckens Recommends 5 Books to Better Understand the World Cup

Leander Schaerlaeckens Recommends 5 Books to Better Understand the World Cup

“The action on the field is sublime, and yet it’s the least interesting thing about the sport.”

By Leander Schaerlaeckens | June 8, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Stanley Kubrick’s <em>Lolita</em> premieres in New York.

This Week in Literary History: Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita premieres in New York.

How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?

By Literary Hub | June 8, 2026

“Sneaking the Scraps Out the Back Door.” On Black Feminist Traditions of Memory Keeping

“Sneaking the Scraps Out the Back Door.” On Black Feminist Traditions of Memory Keeping

Mali D. Collins on Black Motherhood and Community

By Mali D. Collins | June 8, 2026

Josh Weil on the Necessity of Writing What Scares You

Josh Weil on the Necessity of Writing What Scares You

Follow the Fear. See Where It Leads.

By Josh Weil | June 5, 2026

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  • The Telephone: A New History
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Out From the Shadows: On Rediscovering Mary Shelley’s Half-Sister, Fanny Imlay

By Jupiter Jones | June 5, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

By Book Marks | June 5, 2026

Memoirs of a Black Cop: Reading Zohran Mamdani’s Newly Appointed Sheriff, Edwin Raymond 

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 5, 2026

P.C. Verrone Recommends Essential Texts of Afro-Surrealism

P.C. Verrone Recommends Essential Texts of Afro-Surrealism

Featuring Books by Toni Morrison, August Wilson, Nalo Hopkinson, and More

By P. C. Verrone | June 5, 2026

“The Figure a Poem Makes,” a Poem by Donna Masini

“The Figure a Poem Makes,” a Poem by Donna Masini

From the Collection Did You Find Everything You Were Looking For?

By Donna Masini | June 5, 2026

On the Workplace Accident That Changed Amazon Union-Leader Chris Smalls’s Life

On the Workplace Accident That Changed Amazon Union-Leader Chris Smalls’s Life

“It did seem unfair that I got hit by a car while doing my job and ended up getting fired as a result.”

By Chris Smalls | June 5, 2026

How the Politics of Powerlessness Prevents Real Change

How the Politics of Powerlessness Prevents Real Change

Yotam Marom on the Ways Activists Can Better Utilize Their Collective Strength

By Yotam Marom | June 5, 2026

My Sister Thinks Everything I Write is About Her... Is She the Literary Asshole?

My Sister Thinks Everything I Write is About Her... Is She the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 4, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“His is a work of immensely humane scholarship.”

By Book Marks | June 4, 2026

Are Writers Intrinsically Vulnerable to Alcohol and Drugs?

Are Writers Intrinsically Vulnerable to Alcohol and Drugs?

Rosa Montero on the Impact of Substance Abuse on Generations of Writers

By Rosa Montero | June 4, 2026

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