Celebrating One of the Richest Literary Prizes in the World

Celebrating One of the Richest Literary Prizes in the World

Photos from Last Night's 2017 Kirkus Awards Ceremony

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The Food Writer Who Lost Her Sense of Smell

The Food Writer Who Lost Her Sense of Smell

Sofia Perez on Losing One of the Things That Mattered Most to Her

By Sofia Perez | November 2, 2017

Secrets of the Book Designer: Creating Something From Nothing

Secrets of the Book Designer: Creating Something From Nothing

Ben Denzer on Making His Way Out of the Blank Page

By Ben Denzer | November 2, 2017

Writing Poetry Under Stalin: Samizdat and Memorization

Writing Poetry Under Stalin: Samizdat and Memorization

"Worse Than a State Indifferent to Poetry was One Obsessed With It"

By Martin Puchner | November 2, 2017

Chasing the Brontë Sisters from South India to the Yorkshire Moors

Chasing the Brontë Sisters from South India to the Yorkshire Moors

Deepa Bhasthi on a Pilgrimage 20 Years in the Making

By Deepa Bhasthi | November 2, 2017

10 Must-Read Histories of the Palestine-Israel Conflict

10 Must-Read Histories of the Palestine-Israel Conflict

On the Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Ian Black Offers Some Definitive Histories

By Ian Black | November 2, 2017

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Discovering My Family's Murderous Nazi Past

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Meet National Book Award Finalist Ibi Zoboi

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The author of American Street on robots, movies, and the American Dream

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Literary Witches, From Angela Carter to Zora Neale Hurston

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Celebrating the Radical Creativity of Five Beloved Writers

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On Horror, Heavy Metal, and Why We Love to Be Scared

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Why Are We Obsessed with Onscreen Bloodletting?

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