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Rasputin: Fraud, Mystic, Womanizer, Prophet... Or All of the Above?

Rasputin: Fraud, Mystic, Womanizer, Prophet... Or All of the Above?

Antony Beevor on the Enigmatic Spiritualist Who Enchanted Russian High Society and Changed the Course of History

By Antony Beevor | April 17, 2026

What’s In a Name? Leise Hook on What Her American and Chinese Names Reveal About Herself

What’s In a Name? Leise Hook on What Her American and Chinese Names Reveal About Herself

From the Graphic Memoir Names and Faces

By Leise Hook | April 17, 2026

God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception

God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception

Samira K. Mehta Explores the Christian Theological Justifications For Birth Control

By Samira K. Mehta | April 17, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Khong is Reading Now, And Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Khong is Reading Now, And Next

Featuring Anne Truitt, Simon Critchley, James Hillman, and More

By Diana Arterian | April 17, 2026

One great poem to read today: Alejandra Pizarnik’s “[All night I hear the noise of water sobbing.]”

One great poem to read today: Alejandra Pizarnik’s “[All night I hear the noise of water sobbing.]”

By Oliver Scialdone | April 16, 2026

What is the Best Literary Film Adaptation of the Last 50 Years? Day Four

What is the Best Literary Film Adaptation of the Last 50 Years? Day Four

By Literary Hub | April 16, 2026

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It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary Publishing. And That’s Very, Very Bad.

By Maris Kreizman | April 16, 2026

How Parks and Recreation Helped Create the Vision for a Better America

By Jennifer Keishin Armstrong | April 16, 2026

On the Systematic Annihilation of Gaza’s Educational Future

By Taqwa Ahmed Alwawi | April 16, 2026

Polly Barton on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s <em>Hell of Solitude</em>

Polly Barton on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Hell of Solitude

“The question then is, what does matter? What do we have when we do not have a story?”

By Polly Barton | April 16, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending April 12, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 16, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending April 12, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 16, 2026

Here are the winners of the 2026 Whiting Award for Emerging Writers.

Here are the winners of the 2026 Whiting Award for Emerging Writers.

By Literary Hub | April 15, 2026

Here are the winners of the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

By Literary Hub | April 15, 2026

The Center for the Art of Translation is getting a permanent home in San Francisco.

The Center for the Art of Translation is getting a permanent home in San Francisco.

By Brittany Allen | April 15, 2026

Are these the most influential novelists of 2026?

Are these the most influential novelists of 2026?

By Brittany Allen | April 15, 2026

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