One great short story to read today: Alice Munro's

One great short story to read today: Alice Munro's "The Bear Came Over the Mountain"

By Emily Temple | May 31, 2024

The names of 15,000 children killed in Gaza will be read aloud in Berlin tomorrow.

The names of 15,000 children killed in Gaza will be read aloud in Berlin tomorrow.

By Dan Sheehan | May 31, 2024

Rebecca Solnit: The Loneliness of <br>Donald Trump

Rebecca Solnit: The Loneliness of
Donald Trump

On the Corrosive Privilege of the Most Mocked Man in the World

By Rebecca Solnit | May 31, 2024

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

Summertime, and the Streaming’s Easy

By Emily Temple | May 31, 2024

What It’s Like to Encounter a Shark When You’re Sailing Alone on the Open Ocean

What It’s Like to Encounter a Shark When You’re Sailing Alone on the Open Ocean

Richard J. King Tells Some Legendary Tales of Sailor-Meets-Ancient Oceanic Predator

By Richard J. King | May 31, 2024

Why it's so hard to lend a book to a friend, according to the internet.

Why it's so hard to lend a book to a friend, according to the internet.

By James Folta | May 30, 2024

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An abridged timeline of Gatsby adaptations.

By Brittany Allen | May 30, 2024

One great short story to read today: Rajesh Parameswaran's "The Infamous Bengal Ming"

By Emily Temple | May 30, 2024

I Think Most Short Stories Are Glorified Therapy Sessions: Am I the Literary Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | May 30, 2024

The 14 Best Book Covers of May

The 14 Best Book Covers of May

My Little Pony Realness

By Emily Temple | May 30, 2024

Growing Up Racist: How Young White Supremacists Are Taught to Hate

Growing Up Racist: How Young White Supremacists Are Taught to Hate

R. Derek Black on Unlearning the Warped Ideology of Their White Nationalist Childhood

By R. Derek Black | May 30, 2024

What Illness Can—and Cannot—Tell Us About Ourselves

What Illness Can—and Cannot—Tell Us About Ourselves

Graham Caveney on Cancer, the Body and the Philosophy of Mortality

By Graham Caveney | May 30, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>John Langan's

One great short story to read today:
John Langan's "Technicolor"

By Drew Broussard | May 29, 2024

Do you miss childhood summer reading challenges? The National Book Foundation has one for adults.

Do you miss childhood summer reading challenges? The National Book Foundation has one for adults.

By James Folta | May 29, 2024

“Invasion is a Structure Not an Event.” On Settler Colonialism and Joseph Conrad’s <em>Heart of Darkness</em>

“Invasion is a Structure Not an Event.” On Settler Colonialism and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

Robert G. Parkinson on Historicizing Imperial Encounters at Home and Abroad

By Robert G. Parkinson | May 29, 2024

Eternal Solace: Eve J. Chung on Tradition, Family and Mourning in Taiwan

Eternal Solace: Eve J. Chung on Tradition, Family and Mourning in Taiwan

“I do not idealize the afterlife, but that is largely because of the privilege I have in my present.”

By Eve J. Chung | May 29, 2024

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