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

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

By Brittany Allen | October 2, 2026

10 books to take to your next literary rave.

10 books to take to your next literary rave.

By Brittany Allen | October 2, 2026

How the American Media Manipulated the Public to Support War in Iraq

How the American Media Manipulated the Public to Support War in Iraq

Assal Rad on the Parallels Between Journalists’ Treatment of the Invasion of Iraq and the Genocide in Gaza

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How Jimmy Stewart in <em>It’s a Wonderful Life</em> Embodies the Best of America

How Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life Embodies the Best of America

Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen In Praise of George Bailey

By Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen | October 2, 2026

Do Smartphones Belong in Fiction?

Do Smartphones Belong in Fiction?

Ankur Thakkar on Navigating Technology on the Page

By Ankur Thakkar | October 2, 2026

What Happens When Humans Show Up: On the Ecosystem Beneath Our Feet

What Happens When Humans Show Up: On the Ecosystem Beneath Our Feet

Frank Ashwood Considers the Earth’s Earliest Soil, the First Mass Extinction Event, and the Impact of People

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Here is the Cover For All This Beauty, a New Anthology of Florida Writing

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Russia has destroyed “one third of all the books printed in Ukraine this year.”

By Brittany Allen | October 1, 2026

9 books to read if you, a fully grown adult, have never read a book.

9 books to read if you, a fully grown adult, have never read a book.

By James Folta | October 1, 2026

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is expanding to serve more kids.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is expanding to serve more kids.

By Brittany Allen | October 1, 2026

Here are the finalists for the 2026 Cercador Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2026 Cercador Prize.

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2026

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

Prepare Your Notes on East of Eden

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Beyond MLK: On the Women Who Made the March on Washington

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Marcia Chatelain Considers the Overlooked Yet Vital Role of Black Women in the Struggle For Racial Equality

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Caro Claire Burke has bought you (yes you) a ticket to see <em>NAZA.</em>

Caro Claire Burke has bought you (yes you) a ticket to see NAZA.

By Brittany Allen | September 30, 2026

Here’s the Center for Fiction’s 2026 First Novel Prize shortlist.

Here’s the Center for Fiction’s 2026 First Novel Prize shortlist.

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2026

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