Meet the Baillie Gifford Nonfiction Prize “Winner of Winners” Shortlist

Meet the Baillie Gifford Nonfiction Prize “Winner of Winners” Shortlist

The Best in Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | April 25, 2023

Claire Dederer on Doris Lessing and the Divided Mother

Claire Dederer on Doris Lessing and the Divided Mother

Finding Freedom in, and From, Motherhood

By Claire Dederer | April 25, 2023

How Centuries-Old Knowledge of the Natural World Can Save Lives

How Centuries-Old Knowledge of the Natural World Can Save Lives

Simon Winchester on the Uses and Evolution of Ways of Knowing

By Simon Winchester | April 25, 2023

“A Bright Stellate Object, a Small Angled Sphere.” On Migraines and Scotoma

“A Bright Stellate Object, a Small Angled Sphere.” On Migraines and Scotoma

Brian Dillon Considers the Restless Geometry of Blind Spots

By Brian Dillon | April 25, 2023

On the Wild West of Internet Regulations and the Birth of Pornhub

On the Wild West of Internet Regulations and the Birth of Pornhub

Kelsy Burke: The Internet Is for Porn

By Kelsy Burke | April 25, 2023

Feral, Beautiful and Free: Sarah Cypher on Turkish Cats

Feral, Beautiful and Free: Sarah Cypher on Turkish Cats

Also, They’re Not Actually Agents of the Devil

By Sarah Cypher | April 25, 2023

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Rishi Dastidar Offers a Post-Apocalyptic Jig and Reel to Dance Around Our Climate Crisis

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Daniel Siegel on Expanding Our Idea of the “Self” to Include Other People, Other Species and the Earth Itself

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Peter Frankopan on What We Can Learn From History About Today’s Environmental Crisis

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Here are the winners of the 2023-2024 Rome Prize in literature.

Here are the winners of the 2023-2024 Rome Prize in literature.

By Emily Temple | April 24, 2023

Two New York City books will split this year's $70,000 Gotham Book Prize.

Two New York City books will split this year's $70,000 Gotham Book Prize.

By Emily Temple | April 24, 2023

Definitive proof that publishing your novel won't make you happy.

Definitive proof that publishing your novel won't make you happy.

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These are the 13 books people tried to ban the most in 2022.

These are the 13 books people tried to ban the most in 2022.

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Let's talk about that <em>Great Expectations</em> finale.

Let's talk about that Great Expectations finale.

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Announcing the Winners of the 2023 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Announcing the Winners of the 2023 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Lauren Groff on This Year's Winners and the "Infinitely Malleable, Gorgeously Economical, and Endlessly Surprising" Short Story Form

By Lauren Groff | April 24, 2023

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Tracing a Girlhood Through the Books That Predicted It

By Julie Buntin | April 24, 2023

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