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On “White Slavery” and the Roots of the Contemporary Sex Trafficking Panic

On “White Slavery” and the Roots of the Contemporary Sex Trafficking Panic

Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam Explore the Racist Roots of a Moral Panic

By Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam | December 12, 2024

Joseph Earl Thomas wins The Center for Fiction’s 2024 First Novel Prize.

Joseph Earl Thomas wins The Center for Fiction’s 2024 First Novel Prize.

By James Folta | December 11, 2024

Writers I Have Met; Or, On Learning That Cormac McCarthy Was a Creep

Writers I Have Met; Or, On Learning That Cormac McCarthy Was a Creep

Nathan Deuel Wonders What We Really Need From Our Literary Heroes

By Nathan Deuel | December 11, 2024

Learning to Make the World’s Rarest Pasta

Learning to Make the World’s Rarest Pasta

Eliot Stein on the Secret of Sardinia's Su Filindeu Noodles

By Eliot Stein | December 11, 2024

The Green-Eyed Monster: On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Experiencing Envy

The Green-Eyed Monster: On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Experiencing Envy

Dr. Guy Leschziner Explores the Science Behind the More Unsavory Aspects of Our Personalities

By Dr. Guy Leschziner | December 11, 2024

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

The Author of “The Afterlife Is Letting Go” Remembers James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Debate Over a Topaz Sculpture’s Removal

By Brandon Shimoda | December 11, 2024

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Robin Wall Kimmerer on the Serviceberry

By Emergence Magazine | December 11, 2024

Beloved poet Nikki Giovanni has died at 81.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

UCLA’s new AI-designed literature course has the worst-looking textbook cover I’ve ever seen.

By James Folta | December 10, 2024

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

Meet Brandon Kilbourne, winner of the 25th annual Cave Canem Prize.

Meet Brandon Kilbourne, winner of the 25th annual Cave Canem Prize.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

Luigi is Currently Reading: <br>What Can We Really Learn About the UHC CEO’s Alleged Killer Based on the Books He’s Read?

Luigi is Currently Reading:
What Can We Really Learn About the UHC CEO’s Alleged Killer Based on the Books He’s Read?

James Folta on the Radically Normal Reading Habits of Luigi Mangione

By James Folta | December 10, 2024

Here are the 2024 recipients of the $40,000 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant.

Here are the 2024 recipients of the $40,000 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

Princeton Goes to Prison: Teaching <em>Paradise Lost</em> to Incarcerated Students in New Jersey

Princeton Goes to Prison: Teaching Paradise Lost to Incarcerated Students in New Jersey

Orlando Reade on Privilege, Freedom and the Importance of Reading Disobediently

By Orlando Reade | December 10, 2024

China Miéville’s 2009 <em>The City & The City</em> Predicted the State of US Politics in 2024

China Miéville’s 2009 The City & The City Predicted the State of US Politics in 2024

Tobias Carroll on When Speculative Fiction Starts to Feel Like Fact

By Tobias Carroll | December 10, 2024

Don’t cross the Strand Workers Union picket line!

Don’t cross the Strand Workers Union picket line!

By James Folta | December 9, 2024

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