The National Book Awards has politely fired Drew Barrymore as this year's host.

The National Book Awards has politely fired Drew Barrymore as this year's host.

By Emily Temple | September 13, 2023

James Frankie Thomas on Discovering His Trans Identity While Writing Fiction

James Frankie Thomas on Discovering His Trans Identity While Writing Fiction

"It’s both mystical and humiliating how your novel can know things before you yourself know them."

By James Frankie Thomas | September 13, 2023

Zakiya Dalila Harris on Bringing <em>The Other Black Girl</em> to TV

Zakiya Dalila Harris on Bringing The Other Black Girl to TV

“This story—and all stories—are pliable.”

By Zakiya Dalila Harris | September 13, 2023

James Reich on Existential Fiction and the Imprint of Nature

James Reich on Existential Fiction and the Imprint of Nature

"In fiction, as in reality, we dismiss nature at our peril."

By James Reich | September 13, 2023

On the Generative Nostalgia of Old Manuscripts

On the Generative Nostalgia of Old Manuscripts

Nick Ripatrazone Lets Go of an Old Story

By Nick Ripatrazone | September 13, 2023

Rachel Abrams on Real-Life <em>Succession</em>

Rachel Abrams on Real-Life Succession

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 13, 2023

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Drifting Along the Current: On the 10th Anniversary of Self-Portrait in Green

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Parole For Pay: How America's Criminal Justice System Was Slowly Privatized

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How the Humble Pocket Came to Signify Feminist Liberation

How the Humble Pocket Came to Signify Feminist Liberation

Hannah Carlson Explores the History of Women's Pockets

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Why Human Writing Is Worth Defending In the Age of ChatGPT

Why Human Writing Is Worth Defending In the Age of ChatGPT

Naomi S. Baron on the Detrimental Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Literacy and Cognition

By Naomi S. Baron | September 12, 2023

Amy Edmondson on Smart Risks and the Upside of Failing More

Amy Edmondson on Smart Risks and the Upside of Failing More

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Here's the shortlist for the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.

Here's the shortlist for the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.

By Literary Hub | September 11, 2023

What do cats and poets have in common?

What do cats and poets have in common?

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Exclusive: See the cover for Juliet Escoria's new book, <em>You Are the Snake.</em>

Exclusive: See the cover for Juliet Escoria's new book, You Are the Snake.

By Literary Hub | September 11, 2023

How Jonathan Raban's <em>Passage to Juneau</em> Decolonizes Nature Writing

How Jonathan Raban's Passage to Juneau Decolonizes Nature Writing

Robert MacFarlane on Indigenous Pantheons, the Western Notion of the Sublime, and Raban's Disruptive Language

By Robert Macfarlane | September 11, 2023

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