The Concept of the Guilty Pleasure Privileges Productivity Above All Else

The Concept of the Guilty Pleasure Privileges Productivity Above All Else

Arielle Zibrak on the Importance of Relaxing With a Good Book (Any Book)

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Salman Rushdie has weighed in on the Philip Roth biography controversy.

Salman Rushdie has weighed in on the Philip Roth biography controversy.

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What Does Untouchable Mean During India’s Covid Crisis?

What Does Untouchable Mean During India’s Covid Crisis?

Saikat Majumdar Considers Echoes of Class and Caste in the Middle of a Pandemic

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With Nationalism on the Rise, Is There a Future for the Center Left?

With Nationalism on the Rise, Is There a Future for the Center Left?

John Judis in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 21, 2021

Two of India's most famous writers are protesting the reissue of a Narendra Modi exam book.

Two of India's most famous writers are protesting the reissue of a Narendra Modi exam book.

By Dan Sheehan | May 20, 2021

Gaza's largest bookstore has been destroyed.

Gaza's largest bookstore has been destroyed.

By Emily Temple | May 20, 2021

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Brian Broome Considers the One-Two Punch of Gender and Racial Identity

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On the Small Family Firm Responsible for So Much American Economic Power

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