Why We Still Need Book Festivals

Why We Still Need Book Festivals

Julie Finch’s Keynote Speech From the 2026 London Book Fair

By Julie Finch | March 25, 2026

Four Hong Kong booksellers have been arrested for selling “seditious titles.”

Four Hong Kong booksellers have been arrested for selling “seditious titles.”

By Brittany Allen | March 24, 2026

A new series on Charles Dickens takes your favorite Victorian novelist to the streets.

A new series on Charles Dickens takes your favorite Victorian novelist to the streets.

By Brittany Allen | March 24, 2026

Don DeLillo’s sexy hockey novel is getting reissued.

Don DeLillo’s sexy hockey novel is getting reissued.

By James Folta | March 24, 2026

Nazis in America, c. 1938-1941

Nazis in America, c. 1938-1941

Sara Vladic on the Early Origins of the Nazi Party in the United States

By Sara Vladic | March 24, 2026

“Technophobe!” A Short History of An Insult

“Technophobe!” A Short History of An Insult

Thomas Dekeyser Explores the Psychology Behind the Stigmatization of Technology Rejection

By Thomas Dekeyser | March 24, 2026

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In Defense of Pet Portraiture as a Worthy Art Form

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Astrofiction: Seven Novels With Astronaut Protagonists

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Five books to pick up if you’re also binging FX’s <em> Love Story. </em>

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How Andrei Tarkovsky Taught Me to Write About the American West

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Caroline Tracey on Tarkovsky’s Stalker and Salt Lakes

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Pepper Basham on How <em>The Secret Garden</em> Inspired Her Love for British Literature

Pepper Basham on How The Secret Garden Inspired Her Love for British Literature

"I can still find my way there through these pages. Some gardens, it turns out, are always in season."

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This Week in Literary History: Hugo Grotius Escapes Prison in a Book Chest

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A Modern History of American Science and Healthcare in Four Presidential Administrations

A Modern History of American Science and Healthcare in Four Presidential Administrations

David Blumenthal and James A. Morone Consider the Legacies of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Donald Trump

By David Blumenthal and James A. Morone | March 23, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

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Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

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