Just a few hateful parents are responsible for most of the book challenges in America.

Just a few hateful parents are responsible for most of the book challenges in America.

By Jonny Diamond | May 23, 2023

One great short story to read today: Kristin Valdez Quade's

One great short story to read today: Kristin Valdez Quade's "The Five Wounds."

By Emily Temple | May 23, 2023

Author Susanna Kaysen Revisits <em>Girl, Interrupted</em> 30 Years After Its Publication

Author Susanna Kaysen Revisits Girl, Interrupted 30 Years After Its Publication

“There was enough blank space in it for people to insert themselves.”

By Susanna Kaysen | May 23, 2023

Why the Idea of Western Civilization is More Myth Than History

Why the Idea of Western Civilization is More Myth Than History

Naoíse Mac Sweeney on Writing a New History of the West

By Naoíse Mac Sweeney | May 23, 2023

Kwame Alexander on the Legacies of Love Passed Down Through Food

Kwame Alexander on the Legacies of Love Passed Down Through Food

Plus a Free Recipe for 7 Up Pound Cake from the Author of Why Fathers Cry at Night

By Kwame Alexander | May 23, 2023

Time For a Change: Rachel Louise Snyder on the Beginning of the End of Her Family

Time For a Change: Rachel Louise Snyder on the Beginning of the End of Her Family

“No child or parent abuse (verbal or physical). Control your anger and your words.”

By Rachel Louise Snyder | May 23, 2023

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How Women and Girls Struggle to Pursue Their Interest In Science

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From This Day Backward: Avery Carpenter Forrey on Social Media and Memory

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Good news: there are more bookstores in the US this year than last.

Good news: there are more bookstores in the US this year than last.

By Jonny Diamond | May 22, 2023

See the cover for Alissa Hattman's <em>Sift</em>

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By Literary Hub | May 22, 2023

One great short story to read today: Charles Yu's

One great short story to read today: Charles Yu's "Standard Loneliness Package."

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2023

Martin Amis on the Genius of Jane Austen (and What the Adaptations Get Wrong)

Martin Amis on the Genius of Jane Austen (and What the Adaptations Get Wrong)

Or: Trapped in a Movie Theater with Salman Rushdie, c. 1996

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“It Can’t Be Political Propaganda, but it is Political.” Curtis Sittenfeld on Crafting a Feminist Voice in Fiction

“It Can’t Be Political Propaganda, but it is Political.” Curtis Sittenfeld on Crafting a Feminist Voice in Fiction

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 22, 2023

To Promote My Book, I Had To Get To Know My 25-Year-Old Self

To Promote My Book, I Had To Get To Know My 25-Year-Old Self

Casey Plett on the Distance Between Author-Selves, Ten Years Apart

By Casey Plett | May 22, 2023

What I Learned About Writing From Reviewing

What I Learned About Writing From Reviewing

Bethanne Patrick Works Backwards From the Criticism to a Great Book

By Bethanne Patrick | May 22, 2023

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