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The 13 Best Book Covers of April

The 13 Best Book Covers of April

A Bouquet of Bright Books for Spring

By Emily Temple | April 27, 2023

Ralph Yarl, Defunding Libraries, and (Re)Writing Kansas City: On Crafting New Narratives in a Divided City

Ralph Yarl, Defunding Libraries, and (Re)Writing Kansas City: On Crafting New Narratives in a Divided City

José Faus, C.J. Janovy, and Desideria Mesa in Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 27, 2023

The Problem with Gender-Reversed Teen Sex Comedies

The Problem with Gender-Reversed Teen Sex Comedies

Flipping the Heterosexual Script Still Overlooks Issues of Consent

By Michele Meek | April 27, 2023

No Human Contact: On Solitary Confinement’s Origins as a Tool for Handling Mental Illness

No Human Contact: On Solitary Confinement’s Origins as a Tool for Handling Mental Illness

Pete Earley Recommends Five Important Books on Incarceration

By Pete Earley | April 27, 2023

“It Stands for ‘F*ck This Shit.’” Abigail Thomas on Getting a Tattoo at 80

“It Stands for ‘F*ck This Shit.’” Abigail Thomas on Getting a Tattoo at 80

“I settled on simple capital letters, like Scrabble squares.”

By Abigail Thomas | April 27, 2023

Between Two Cities: Shubha Sunder on Finding a Place in Fiction

Between Two Cities: Shubha Sunder on Finding a Place in Fiction

“Boston and Bangalore don’t live within me in hermetically sealed compartments; rather, they permeate each other.”

By Shubha Sunder | April 27, 2023

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Here is the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist.

By Dan Sheehan | April 26, 2023

Lucinda Williams Recalls the Turbulence of Growing Up With a Sick Mother

By Lucinda Williams | April 26, 2023

Finding Words in the Kitchen (Or: How I Stopped Hating Myself and Started Cooking)

By Diksha Basu | April 26, 2023

Searching for Sacred Landscapes: On Finding the Sublime in Solitude

Searching for Sacred Landscapes: On Finding the Sublime in Solitude

James Canton Explores the Unity of the Natural and the Human Throughout the Ages

By James Canton | April 26, 2023

Simon Winchester on the Seemingly Magical Way Knowledge is Now Transmitted

Simon Winchester on the Seemingly Magical Way Knowledge is Now Transmitted

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 26, 2023

The 80-Pound Rule and How Youth Sports Hurt Kids’ Bodies

The 80-Pound Rule and How Youth Sports Hurt Kids’ Bodies

Virginia Sole-Smith on Diet Culture Starting Young

By Virginia Sole-Smith | April 26, 2023

Kenan Orhan on the Surprising Links Between the American Heartland and the Turkish Metropolis

Kenan Orhan on the Surprising Links Between the American Heartland and the Turkish Metropolis

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 26, 2023

If he were alive today, would former librarian Mao Zedong be a men’s rights YouTube star?

If he were alive today, would former librarian Mao Zedong be a men’s rights YouTube star?

By Jonny Diamond | April 25, 2023

The story of the 74-year-old debut novelist and TikTok dad will warm your cold heart.

The story of the 74-year-old debut novelist and TikTok dad will warm your cold heart.

By Janet Manley | April 25, 2023

10 Screen Adaptations Much, Much Worse Than The Books They’re Based On

10 Screen Adaptations Much, Much Worse Than The Books They’re Based On

So Many to Choose From!

By Literary Hub | April 25, 2023

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