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Can’t focus on reading? BookTok has an ambiance video to fix that.

Can’t focus on reading? BookTok has an ambiance video to fix that.

By James Folta | January 13, 2026

Alexander the Great, Ancient Gay Icon

Alexander the Great, Ancient Gay Icon

Harry Tanner Explores Queerness and Homophobia in the Hellenistic Period

By Harry Tanner | January 13, 2026

“I Swear to Chairman Mao!” On Becoming a Red Guard

“I Swear to Chairman Mao!” On Becoming a Red Guard

Jung Chang Remembers the Early Days of the Cultural Revolution in Her Hometown of Chengdu

By Jung Chang | January 13, 2026

Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian

Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian

A Conversation Between Miroslav Volf and Christian Wiman on God, Poetry, Joyce, Pound, and More

By Miroslav Volf and Christian Wiman | January 13, 2026

Megan Milks on Visiting an Animal Sanctuary, Writing About Dairy, and Their Fascination With Cows

Megan Milks on Visiting an Animal Sanctuary, Writing About Dairy, and Their Fascination With Cows

“This seems like a moment. . . Megan Milks reading Milked.”

By Megan Milks | January 13, 2026

The grave of murdered poet Refaat Alareer finally has a headstone.

The grave of murdered poet Refaat Alareer finally has a headstone.

By Dan Sheehan | January 12, 2026

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Lace up your skates, the next horny hockey book is coming.

By James Folta | January 12, 2026

BookTok is driving tourists to Prague to snap a pic with this novel sculpture.

By Brittany Allen | January 12, 2026

Thanks to the Trump administration, LGBTQ+ books are getting harder to sell.

By Brittany Allen | January 12, 2026

Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

By Brittany Allen | January 12, 2026

How <em>Back to the Future</em> Made Me a Misfit Skateboarder

How Back to the Future Made Me a Misfit Skateboarder

Sean Mortimer on Embracing Counterculture and Following His Passions

By Sean Mortimer | January 12, 2026

Truman Capote, Bennett Cerf, and the Making of <em>In Cold Blood</em>

Truman Capote, Bennett Cerf, and the Making of In Cold Blood

Gayle Feldman on How Random House Brought Capote’s Magnum Opus to Bookshelves Across America

By Gayle Feldman | January 12, 2026

How the First Ever Christian Rock Album Led to the “Jesus Movement”

How the First Ever Christian Rock Album Led to the “Jesus Movement”

Josiah Hesse Explores the Intersection of Family History With the Rise of the Religious Right

By Josiah Hesse | January 12, 2026

“Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel.” Meet the Men Profiting Off the Medical Fears of Thousands of Women

“Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel.” Meet the Men Profiting Off the Medical Fears of Thousands of Women

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch Digs Into the So-Called Holy Grail of Mass Torts

By Elizabeth Chamblee Burch | January 12, 2026

Here’s Your 2026 Literary Film & TV Preview

Here’s Your 2026 Literary Film & TV Preview

60 Adaptations, Documentaries, and Other Book Adjacent Fare to Watch This Year

By Emily Temple | January 12, 2026

Jose Antonio Vargas on Life in a Country That Says You Don’t Belong

Jose Antonio Vargas on Life in a Country That Says You Don’t Belong

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | January 12, 2026

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