Want to reduce crime? Science says: build more libraries.

Want to reduce crime? Science says: build more libraries.

By James Folta | May 13, 2025

One great short story to read today: Sam Rebelein's

One great short story to read today: Sam Rebelein's "We Never Went Away, We Just Hid Better"

By Drew Broussard | May 13, 2025

An Ode to Chelsea Gray: Mac Crane In Praise of the Poetics of Basketball

An Ode to Chelsea Gray: Mac Crane In Praise of the Poetics of Basketball

“When I watch her, I feel like I’m witnessing something beyond me, something heavenly and incomprehensible.”

By Mac Crane | May 13, 2025

What I Learned at My First Tree-Climbing Workshop

What I Learned at My First Tree-Climbing Workshop

Marguerite Holloway on Why We Should All Be Paying More Attention to Trees

By Marguerite Holloway | May 13, 2025

On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna Explore AI History, the Cold War, and a Fatally Overhyped Idea

By Literary Hub | May 13, 2025

On Science, Ancient Philosophy, and Re-Enchanting Nature

On Science, Ancient Philosophy, and Re-Enchanting Nature

M.D. Usher Takes Stock of Anthropocentric Ideas in the Anthropocene

By M.D. Usher | May 13, 2025

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Why Donald Trump and JD Vance Can’t Stop Talking About Dolls

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One great short story to read today: Donald Barthelme's

One great short story to read today: Donald Barthelme's "A City of Churches"

By Emily Temple | May 12, 2025

How Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies Mirror the WWII Persecution of Japanese Americans

How Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies Mirror the WWII Persecution of Japanese Americans

Tracy Slater Warns Us All About History Repeating Itself

By Tracy Slater | May 12, 2025

Centuries of Sediment: Unearthing a History of Violence, Conquest, and Resistance in Ukraine

Centuries of Sediment: Unearthing a History of Violence, Conquest, and Resistance in Ukraine

Sonya Bilocerkowycz on the Impact of Generational Trauma in the Midst of Russia’s Ongoing Imperialist Onslaught

By Sonya Bilocerkowycz | May 12, 2025

Mushroom Cloud Over Manhattan: What Would Happen in the First Few Hours of Nuclear War

Mushroom Cloud Over Manhattan: What Would Happen in the First Few Hours of Nuclear War

Mark Lynas Looks at a Worst-Case Scenario—and How to Prevent it From Becoming a Reality

By Mark Lynas | May 12, 2025

What If It <em>Is</em> Happening Here? Lessons From the Anti-Fascist Novel in Trump’s Second Term

What If It Is Happening Here? Lessons From the Anti-Fascist Novel in Trump’s Second Term

David Renton Rereads Lewis and Roth in a New Era of Authoritarianism

By David Renton | May 12, 2025

The Story of a Mother, From End to Beginning

The Story of a Mother, From End to Beginning

Priscilla Gilman Talks to Jill Bialosky About Her New Memoir, “The End is the Beginning”

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Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

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