Smaller, shorter books aren’t the only way to make publishing more climate friendly.

Smaller, shorter books aren’t the only way to make publishing more climate friendly.

By James Folta | September 18, 2024

Class Defectors vs. Working Class Traitors: What JD Vance Could Learn From Édouard Louis and Annie Ernaux

Class Defectors vs. Working Class Traitors: What JD Vance Could Learn From Édouard Louis and Annie Ernaux

Ann Larson and Alissa Quart on the Power of the French Sociological Memoir

By Ann Larson and Alissa Quart | September 18, 2024

How Brooklyn’s Earliest Black Residents Found Empowerment and Solidarity in Their Diverse Community

How Brooklyn’s Earliest Black Residents Found Empowerment and Solidarity in Their Diverse Community

Prithi Kanakamedala Explores the Little Known History of 19th-Century New York City

By Prithi Kanakamedala | September 18, 2024

How Greenwich Village’s Iconic, Iconoclastic Music Scene Came to Be

How Greenwich Village’s Iconic, Iconoclastic Music Scene Came to Be

David Browne on Max Gordon, Prohibition, and the Transformative Creation of the Village Vanguard

By David Browne | September 18, 2024

Close Encounters of Animal Kind: On the Porous Urban Boundaries Between Predator and Prey

Close Encounters of Animal Kind: On the Porous Urban Boundaries Between Predator and Prey

Christopher Brown Explores Our Complex Relationships With the Wild Creatures That Share Our Urban Space

By Christopher Brown | September 18, 2024

Meet the writer who added “lol” to the end of every sentence of <em>In Search of Lost Time.</em>

Meet the writer who added “lol” to the end of every sentence of In Search of Lost Time.

By James Folta | September 17, 2024

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Am I supposed to read all this? On spending time with Jenny Holzer's word art.

By Brittany Allen | September 17, 2024

Timothy Snyder on How the Collapse of the Soviet Union Took America By Surprise

By Timothy Snyder | September 17, 2024

A Quiet Giant: How Indonesia Paved the Way for Liberation Struggles Worldwide

By David Van Reybrouck | September 17, 2024

Books Have No Gender: On Being a Small Town Librarian While Raising a Trans Child

Books Have No Gender: On Being a Small Town Librarian While Raising a Trans Child

Abi Maxwell: “This town felt so conservative, its social norms so crushing. I needed someone who would help me swim against them.”

By Abi Maxwell | September 17, 2024

Between the Lines: What Is Missing in the Diversity in Publishing Discourse

Between the Lines: What Is Missing in the Diversity in Publishing Discourse

Thomas Gebremedhin Considers Text and Subtext in the Publishing Industry

By Thomas Gebremedhin | September 17, 2024

Community and Connection: On the Unexpected Benefits of Publishing Through a Small Press

Community and Connection: On the Unexpected Benefits of Publishing Through a Small Press

Rilla Askew Finds Her Audience with the Help of Indies After the Shuttering of Small Press Distribution

By Rilla Askew | September 17, 2024

Here's the 2024 Booker Prize shortlist.

Here's the 2024 Booker Prize shortlist.

By Literary Hub | September 16, 2024

50 Facts About <em>The Power Broker</em> to Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary

50 Facts About The Power Broker to Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary

In Which James Folta Refuses to Write to a Listicle

By James Folta | September 16, 2024

False Profits: Why I Am Not Teaching in the Classroom This Fall

False Profits: Why I Am Not Teaching in the Classroom This Fall

Steven W. Thrasher on American Campus Crackdowns on Free Assembly

By Steven W. Thrasher | September 16, 2024

Ghosts, Seen Darkly: Richard Flanagan on Visiting the Site of a Japanese Prison Camp

Ghosts, Seen Darkly: Richard Flanagan on Visiting the Site of a Japanese Prison Camp

The Author of “Question 7” Remembers His Father’s Imprisonment at Ohama Camp

By Richard Flanagan | September 16, 2024

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