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Roxane Gay on the History of Women and the Oscars

Roxane Gay on the History of Women and the Oscars

“Clearly, some years, cinematic offerings are more
encouraging than others.”

By Roxane Gay | January 31, 2020

How Robert Bly Helped Create a Thriving Ecosystem of Minnesota Writers

How Robert Bly Helped Create a Thriving Ecosystem of Minnesota Writers

Mark Gustafson on the Poet's Devotion to a Community

By Mark Gustafson | January 31, 2020

Jerry Seinfeld's first book since the '90s will show how his jokes have evolved.

Jerry Seinfeld's first book since the '90s will show how his jokes have evolved.

By Aaron Robertson | January 30, 2020

Here's the first trailer for <em>The Plot Against America</em>.

Here's the first trailer for The Plot Against America.

By Jessie Gaynor | January 30, 2020

The Academy of American Poets has received $4.5 million to keep its poet laureate program going.

The Academy of American Poets has received $4.5 million to keep its poet laureate program going.

By Corinne Segal | January 30, 2020

A writer is holding Patrick deWitt's website hostage—until he reads their manuscript.

A writer is holding Patrick deWitt's website hostage—until he reads their manuscript.

By Benjamin Samuel | January 30, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Attention: we are getting TWO new Katherine Dunn books.

By Emily Temple | January 30, 2020

How We Pay Attention Changes the Very Shape of Our Brains

By Stanislas Dehaene | January 30, 2020

It Was Never About Economic Anxiety: On the Book That Foresaw the Rise of Trump

By Samuel Freedman | January 30, 2020

The Professor Who Smuggled Intellectuals Out of<br> Nazi-Occupied France

The Professor Who Smuggled Intellectuals Out of
Nazi-Occupied France

Justus Rosenberg's Time in the Pyrenees: Walter Benjamin, Heinrich Mann, and More

By Justus Rosenberg | January 30, 2020

Jack London's Call to Service and Humanism

Jack London's Call to Service and Humanism

From the Introduction to Upton Sinclair's 1915 Anthology of Justice

By Jack London | January 30, 2020

15 Essential Colombian Novels You Should Read

15 Essential Colombian Novels You Should Read

Recommendations from Juan Cardenas and Margarita García Robayo, on the Eve of Hay Festival Cartagena

By Literary Hub | January 30, 2020

<em>Behind the Mic</em>: On <em>Don't Be Evil</em> by Rana Foroohar, Read by Rachel Fulginiti

Behind the Mic: On Don't Be Evil by Rana Foroohar, Read by Rachel Fulginiti

Jonathan Smith Talks to Jo Reed About the Dangers of Big Tech

By Behind the Mic | January 30, 2020

The publishing industry is probably even less diverse than you thought.

The publishing industry is probably even less diverse than you thought.

By Aaron Robertson | January 29, 2020

The <em>real</em> Literary Twitter drama this week was about . . . fonts.

The real Literary Twitter drama this week was about . . . fonts.

By Aaron Robertson | January 29, 2020

Actual cancel culture: White House threatens John Bolton about impending book.

Actual cancel culture: White House threatens John Bolton about impending book.

By Jonny Diamond | January 29, 2020

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