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Here are the winners of this year’s Bram Stoker Awards.

Here are the winners of this year’s Bram Stoker Awards.

By Drew Broussard | June 8, 2026

Here are the winners of the 61st Annual Nebula Awards.

Here are the winners of the 61st Annual Nebula Awards.

By Drew Broussard | June 8, 2026

Silent Springs, Windswept Seas: On the Environmental Vision of Rachel Carson

Silent Springs, Windswept Seas: On the Environmental Vision of Rachel Carson

“I hope I have made clear tonight that a new spirit is abroad in this land.”

By Carla Baricz and James Kessenides | June 8, 2026

A Poet on the Factory Floor: On Daily Life in China’s Industrial Centers

A Poet on the Factory Floor: On Daily Life in China’s Industrial Centers

Xiao Hai Recalls His Experience Balancing Brutal Night Shifts With His Creative Pursuits

By Xiao Hai | June 8, 2026

Did You Know FDR Was Present For the Most Famous At-Bat in Baseball History?

Did You Know FDR Was Present For the Most Famous At-Bat in Baseball History?

Randall Sullivan on the Close Encounter of Two Icons of Depression-Era America

By Randall Sullivan | June 8, 2026

Leander Schaerlaeckens Recommends 5 Books to Better Understand the World Cup

Leander Schaerlaeckens Recommends 5 Books to Better Understand the World Cup

“The action on the field is sublime, and yet it’s the least interesting thing about the sport.”

By Leander Schaerlaeckens | June 8, 2026

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This Week in Literary History: Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita premieres in New York.

By Literary Hub | June 8, 2026

“Sneaking the Scraps Out the Back Door.” On Black Feminist Traditions of Memory Keeping

By Mali D. Collins | June 8, 2026

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

By Brittany Allen | June 5, 2026

Out From the Shadows: On Rediscovering Mary Shelley’s Half-Sister, Fanny Imlay

Out From the Shadows: On Rediscovering Mary Shelley’s Half-Sister, Fanny Imlay

Jupiter Jones Explores the Life of a Remarkable Woman Forgotten by History

By Jupiter Jones | June 5, 2026

Memoirs of a Black Cop: Reading Zohran Mamdani’s Newly Appointed Sheriff, Edwin Raymond

Memoirs of a Black Cop: Reading Zohran Mamdani’s Newly Appointed Sheriff, Edwin Raymond

Steven W. Thrasher on the Rise of Copablanda

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 5, 2026

P.C. Verrone Recommends Essential Texts of Afro-Surrealism

P.C. Verrone Recommends Essential Texts of Afro-Surrealism

Featuring Books by Toni Morrison, August Wilson, Nalo Hopkinson, and More

By P. C. Verrone | June 5, 2026

On the Workplace Accident That Changed Amazon Union-Leader Chris Smalls’s Life

On the Workplace Accident That Changed Amazon Union-Leader Chris Smalls’s Life

“It did seem unfair that I got hit by a car while doing my job and ended up getting fired as a result.”

By Chris Smalls | June 5, 2026

How the Politics of Powerlessness Prevents Real Change

How the Politics of Powerlessness Prevents Real Change

Yotam Marom on the Ways Activists Can Better Utilize Their Collective Strength

By Yotam Marom | June 5, 2026

Five totally plausible reading trends to watch out for this summer.

Five totally plausible reading trends to watch out for this summer.

A trendcaster's chaotic predictions.

By Brittany Allen | June 4, 2026

Marjane Satrapi, author of <em> Persepolis, </em> has died at 58.

Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, has died at 58.

By Brittany Allen | June 4, 2026

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