C Pam Zhang and Safiya Noble have withdrawn as USC commencement speakers.

C Pam Zhang and Safiya Noble have withdrawn as USC commencement speakers.

By Dan Sheehan | April 28, 2024

The PEN World Voices Festival has been canceled.

The PEN World Voices Festival has been canceled.

By Dan Sheehan | April 26, 2024

Refaat Alareer's daughter and grandchild have been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Refaat Alareer's daughter and grandchild have been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

By Dan Sheehan | April 26, 2024

Verso and other publishers are offering free ebooks in solidarity with pro-Palestine campus protests.

Verso and other publishers are offering free ebooks in solidarity with pro-Palestine campus protests.

By James Folta | April 26, 2024

Tomorrow is Indie Bookstore Day! So you should go to a bookstore.

Tomorrow is Indie Bookstore Day! So you should go to a bookstore.

By Drew Broussard | April 26, 2024

From Austen to Larkin: Why Writers Could Be More Prone to Hypochondria

From Austen to Larkin: Why Writers Could Be More Prone to Hypochondria

Caroline Crampton Considers the Intersection of Creative Pursuits and Health Anxiety

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More than a third of translators think they’ve already lost work to AI.

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Why you should get excited about the new <em>Blood Meridian</em> adaptation.

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The American Academy in Rome has announced their 2024-25 prize winners in literature.

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What Makes a Wonder? On the Human Need to Map Out Monumental Greatness

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Bettany Hughes Considers the Creation and Construction of the Ancient World

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There’s a lot more hair than you think stored at the Library of Congress.

There’s a lot more hair than you think stored at the Library of Congress.

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