“A Writer Who Draws.” On the Life and Creative Legacy of Saul Steinberg

“A Writer Who Draws.” On the Life and Creative Legacy of Saul Steinberg

Liana Finck Remembers the Innovative Work of the Iconic “New Yorker” Cartoonist

By Liana Finck | December 18, 2024

Former Modern Language Association Presidents Call for BDS Vote

Former Modern Language Association Presidents Call for BDS Vote

“Now is surely the time to stand up to unjustifiable censorship and retaliation.”

By Literary Hub | December 18, 2024

Looking Back at the Long Year in Gaza

Looking Back at the Long Year in Gaza

On the Impact of—and Response to—14 Months of Israel’s Assault on Gaza

By Literary Hub | December 16, 2024

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

Ed Simon on the Enduring Political Relevance of Benjamin’s “Theses on the Philosophy of History”

By Ed Simon | December 13, 2024

Reporters Without Borders finds that Palestine was the deadliest place in 2024 for journalists.

Reporters Without Borders finds that Palestine was the deadliest place in 2024 for journalists.

By James Folta | December 12, 2024

New Jersey fights back in the face of national book-banning.

New Jersey fights back in the face of national book-banning.

By Jonny Diamond | December 12, 2024

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Peeling The Onion: Did the Infowars Decision Just Kill Satire? 

By Aron Solomon | December 12, 2024

A Call to the Modern Language Association to Let Members Decide About BDS

By Literary Hub | December 12, 2024

On “White Slavery” and the Roots of the Contemporary Sex Trafficking Panic

By Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam | December 12, 2024

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

The Author of “The Afterlife Is Letting Go” Remembers James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Debate Over a Topaz Sculpture’s Removal

By Brandon Shimoda | December 11, 2024

Luigi is Currently Reading: <br>What Can We Really Learn About the UHC CEO’s Alleged Killer Based on the Books He’s Read?

Luigi is Currently Reading:
What Can We Really Learn About the UHC CEO’s Alleged Killer Based on the Books He’s Read?

James Folta on the Radically Normal Reading Habits of Luigi Mangione

By James Folta | December 10, 2024

China Miéville’s 2009 <em>The City & The City</em> Predicted the State of US Politics in 2024

China Miéville’s 2009 The City & The City Predicted the State of US Politics in 2024

Tobias Carroll on When Speculative Fiction Starts to Feel Like Fact

By Tobias Carroll | December 10, 2024

Don’t cross the Strand Workers Union picket line!

Don’t cross the Strand Workers Union picket line!

By James Folta | December 9, 2024

Dark Futures: How the European Dream of Modernization Ended in Totalitarian Despair

Dark Futures: How the European Dream of Modernization Ended in Totalitarian Despair

Glenn Adamson on the Rise and Fall of Europe’s Early 20th-Century Artistic Avant-Garde

By Glenn Adamson | December 6, 2024

Jacqueline Woodson on Navigating Book Bans and Staying Resilient in 2025

Jacqueline Woodson on Navigating Book Bans and Staying Resilient in 2025

Brittany K. Allen Talks to the National Book Award-Winning Author About the Struggle to Come

By Brittany Allen | December 4, 2024

A little treat for Caro-heads: Bryan Cranston reads from <em>The Power Broker.</em>

A little treat for Caro-heads: Bryan Cranston reads from The Power Broker.

By James Folta | December 3, 2024

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