The Way of Water: On the Quiet Power of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Activism

The Way of Water: On the Quiet Power of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Activism

Julie Phillips Considers a Beloved Author’s Lifetime of Helping With the Housework of Democracy

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Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

The Author of “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children” in Conversation with Sandra Guzmán

By Sandra Guzmán | January 3, 2025

Fighting for Book Workers’ Rights, Battling Book Bans, and Other Literary Resolutions For 2025

Fighting for Book Workers’ Rights, Battling Book Bans, and Other Literary Resolutions For 2025

Maris Kreizman Looks Ahead to the New Year

By Maris Kreizman | January 2, 2025

Notable Literary Deaths in 2024

Notable Literary Deaths in 2024

An Incomplete List of the Writers, Editors, and Great Literary Minds We Lost This Year

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The 167 Best Book Covers of 2024

The 167 Best Book Covers of 2024

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According to library checkouts, New Yorkers read a lot of Gabrielle Zevin this year.

According to library checkouts, New Yorkers read a lot of Gabrielle Zevin this year.

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“A Writer Who Draws.” On the Life and Creative Legacy of Saul Steinberg

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Liana Finck Remembers the Innovative Work of the Iconic “New Yorker” Cartoonist

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Former Modern Language Association Presidents Call for BDS Vote

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