On the Role of Children’s Books Within the Realm of Social Evolution

On the Role of Children’s Books Within the Realm of Social Evolution

“A child who feels scolded or lectured to is less apt to pay attention.”

By Leonard S. Marcus | March 29, 2023

How a War Over Eggs Marked the Early History of San Francisco

How a War Over Eggs Marked the Early History of San Francisco

Lizzie Stark on the Other 1848 Rush for Riches in California

By Lizzie Stark | March 29, 2023

Chris Chalk will play James Baldwin in <em>Capote's Women</em>.

Chris Chalk will play James Baldwin in Capote's Women.

By Dan Sheehan | March 28, 2023

Did Truman Capote plagiarize <em>Breakfast at Tiffany's</em> from Willa Cather?

Did Truman Capote plagiarize Breakfast at Tiffany's from Willa Cather?

By Janet Manley | March 28, 2023

Arinze Ifeakandu has won the 2022 Republic of Consciousness prize.

Arinze Ifeakandu has won the 2022 Republic of Consciousness prize.

By Janet Manley | March 28, 2023

A Novel is Like a Camp: What Fiction Can Teach Us About Surviving the Slow Apocalypse

A Novel is Like a Camp: What Fiction Can Teach Us About Surviving the Slow Apocalypse

Jess Row on How We Tell Stories in a Time of Catastrophe

By Jess Row | March 28, 2023

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Clancy Martin on the Contradictions of Living Through Suicidal Moments

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Finding Memories of a Distant Home Through Milo Toast

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Why Learning About Other Animals Makes Us Better Writers

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Edward Lee on NFTs and the Seductive Promise of Creators Taking Control of Their Work

Edward Lee on NFTs and the Seductive Promise of Creators Taking Control of Their Work

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

Karl Schlogel Digs Up an Encyclopedic and Richly Detailed History of Everyday Life in the Soviet Union

Karl Schlogel Digs Up an Encyclopedic and Richly Detailed History of Everyday Life in the Soviet Union

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

Brian Lowery on the Myth of Rugged Individualism and What This Means for the America of the 2020s

Brian Lowery on the Myth of Rugged Individualism and What This Means for the America of the 2020s

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Eli Merritt Offers Advice and Inspiration From World Leaders on How to Save Democracy From Demagogues Like Trump

Eli Merritt Offers Advice and Inspiration From World Leaders on How to Save Democracy From Demagogues Like Trump

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By Keen On | March 28, 2023

New Jhumpa Lahiri stories coming fall 2023!

New Jhumpa Lahiri stories coming fall 2023!

By Janet Manley | March 27, 2023

<em>Stranger Things’</em> Millie Bobby Brown has written a novel.

Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown has written a novel.

By Jonny Diamond | March 27, 2023

In Praise of Sophie Hatter, the Grumpy, Imperfect Childhood Heroine I Needed

In Praise of Sophie Hatter, the Grumpy, Imperfect Childhood Heroine I Needed

Joelle Kidd on the Delightfully Subversive Howl's Moving Castle

By Joelle Kidd | March 27, 2023

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