Librarians won big at the 2026 Emmys.

Librarians won big at the 2026 Emmys.

By Brittany Allen | September 16, 2026

A sneak preview of the literary films currently dominating the festival circuit.

A sneak preview of the literary films currently dominating the festival circuit.

By Brittany Allen | September 16, 2026

Could this James Baldwin typewriter be an okay use of AI?

Could this James Baldwin typewriter be an okay use of AI?

By James Folta | September 14, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em>this</em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | September 4, 2026

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

By Brittany Allen | September 3, 2026

Helen Mirren is playing Patricia Highsmith?! Watch the trailer for <em> A Talent for Murder. </em>

Helen Mirren is playing Patricia Highsmith?! Watch the trailer for A Talent for Murder.

By Brittany Allen | August 28, 2026

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In lieu of flowers, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is accepting donations.

By Brittany Allen | August 26, 2026

Explore a rare collection of LGBTQ+ children’s books dating back to 1969.

By Brittany Allen | August 25, 2026

Tony Tulathimutte has won one America’s largest (and newest) literary prizes.

By Brittany Allen | August 20, 2026

Now Amazon is destroying rare books to train its AI.

Now Amazon is destroying rare books to train its AI.

By Brittany Allen | August 17, 2026

<em>The Rumpus</em> is launching a Spanish-language magazine.

The Rumpus is launching a Spanish-language magazine.

By Brittany Allen | August 14, 2026

Fall book clubs to join based on your personality type.

Fall book clubs to join based on your personality type.

By Brittany Allen | August 13, 2026

Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy is coming to a screen near you.

Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy is coming to a screen near you.

By Brittany Allen | August 3, 2026

The <em>Children of Blood and Bone</em> trailer is here. (But you might want to buy the book instead.)

The Children of Blood and Bone trailer is here. (But you might want to buy the book instead.)

By Brittany Allen | July 30, 2026

An English professor in Florida was just fired for teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh story.

An English professor in Florida was just fired for teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh story.

By Brittany Allen | July 30, 2026

The ten sickest burns in Emily Wilson’s <em>Odyssey</em> review, ranked.

The ten sickest burns in Emily Wilson’s Odyssey review, ranked.

By Brittany Allen | July 29, 2026

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