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Memoirs of a Black Cop: Reading Zohran Mamdani’s Newly Appointed Sheriff, Edwin Raymond 

Memoirs of a Black Cop: Reading Zohran Mamdani’s Newly Appointed Sheriff, Edwin Raymond 

Steven W. Thrasher on the Rise of Copablanda

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 5, 2026

P.C. Verrone Recommends Essential Texts of Afro-Surrealism

P.C. Verrone Recommends Essential Texts of Afro-Surrealism

Featuring Books by Toni Morrison, August Wilson, Nalo Hopkinson, and More

By P. C. Verrone | June 5, 2026

On the Workplace Accident That Changed Amazon Union-Leader Chris Smalls’s Life

On the Workplace Accident That Changed Amazon Union-Leader Chris Smalls’s Life

“It did seem unfair that I got hit by a car while doing my job and ended up getting fired as a result.”

By Chris Smalls | June 5, 2026

How the Politics of Powerlessness Prevents Real Change

How the Politics of Powerlessness Prevents Real Change

Yotam Marom on the Ways Activists Can Better Utilize Their Collective Strength

By Yotam Marom | June 5, 2026

Five totally plausible reading trends to watch out for this summer.

Five totally plausible reading trends to watch out for this summer.

A trendcaster's chaotic predictions.

By Brittany Allen | June 4, 2026

Marjane Satrapi, author of <em> Persepolis, </em> has died at 58.

Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, has died at 58.

By Brittany Allen | June 4, 2026

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Kevin Young has won the 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize.

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Are Writers Intrinsically Vulnerable to Alcohol and Drugs?

By Rosa Montero | June 4, 2026

Why Does Roast Chicken Taste So Good? Inside the Science Behind the Flavors We Love

By Ijeoma Uchegbu | June 4, 2026

Nine Fabulous Books by Drag Performers Who Were Never Featured on <em>RuPaul’s Drag Race</em>

Nine Fabulous Books by Drag Performers Who Were Never Featured on RuPaul’s Drag Race

Gabe Montesanti Recommends Dean Atta, Monique Jenkinson, Amrou Al-Kadhi and More

By Gabe Montesanti | June 4, 2026

The Side That Won the Civil War is Now Banning Books About Why the Civil War Was Fought

The Side That Won the Civil War is Now Banning Books About Why the Civil War Was Fought

Tom Zoellner on the Antebellum Precedent of Trump-Era Censorship

By Tom Zoellner | June 3, 2026

Why Women Need Fairy Tales to Stay Rooted in Their Own Lives

Why Women Need Fairy Tales to Stay Rooted in Their Own Lives

“Sometimes the stories you need arrive right on time and change everything...”

By Sharon Blackie | June 3, 2026

Reflections on an Angelheaded Hipster: Celebrating Allen Ginsberg’s 100th Birthday

Reflections on an Angelheaded Hipster: Celebrating Allen Ginsberg’s 100th Birthday

Ed Simon Rereads Howl, a ”Genuine Masterpiece”

By Ed Simon | June 3, 2026

A Love Letter to My Hometown: On Revisiting Rural New Hampshire in Fiction

A Love Letter to My Hometown: On Revisiting Rural New Hampshire in Fiction

Shasta Grant: “A love letter is almost always directed toward somebody or something you can’t have, and this one is no different.”

By Shasta Grant | June 3, 2026

What Do Arthurian Legend and <em>All My Children</em> Have in Common?

What Do Arthurian Legend and All My Children Have in Common?

John Glynn Explores the Similarities Between Soap Operas and Medieval Epics

By John Glynn | June 3, 2026

On a Childhood Longing to Be Delicate

On a Childhood Longing to Be Delicate

Justin Wymer Remembers an Unsettling Encounter at a Family Reunion

By Justin Wymer | June 3, 2026

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