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    Literary Criticism

    AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of September

    By Book Marks  October 1, 2021
    Keen On

    Kinari Webb on Her Quest to Heal the World

    By Keen On  October 1, 2021
    Indigenous History

    On the History of Powhatan Culture and Colonization: A Reading List

    By Brian Swann  October 1, 2021
    The Literary Life

    Jonathan Plutzik on Why a Hotel Should Be a Space for Creativity

    By The Literary Life  October 1, 2021
    Keen On

    Talya Miron-Shatz on Choosing to Live a Healthier and Happier Life

    By Keen On  October 1, 2021
    The Hub

    Margaret Atwood, Sandra Cisneros, and more call for the release of three imprisoned Iranian writers.

    By Walker Caplan  September 30, 2021
    The Hub

    It’s time to start naming a book’s translator on the cover.

    By Jonny Diamond  September 30, 2021
    Rejection

    How to Deal with Rejection (and Get Revenge) Like Edgar Allan Poe

    By Catherine Baab-Muguira  September 30, 2021
    Paperbacks

    17 Great Titles That Come Out in Paperback This October

    By Arianna Rebolini  September 30, 2021
    Open Form

    Melissa Febos on Why Labyrinth Is a Queer Film

    By Open Form  September 30, 2021
    Citizenship

    Finding the Hidden Story of America in the 2020 Census

    By Benjamin Morris  September 30, 2021
    Virtual Book Events

    Virtual Book Events Worth Streaming This Month

    By Arianna Rebolini  September 30, 2021
    New in Nonfiction

    New and Noteworthy Nonfiction to Read This October

    By Literary Hub  September 30, 2021
    Astronomy

    Our Solar System is Built From Fire and Ice

    By Natalie Starkey  September 30, 2021
    Graphic Novels

    Illustrating a Disruption to the Mundanity of Bureaucratic Life

    By Theo Ellsworth and Jeff VanderMeer   September 30, 2021
    Islam

    On the Push and Pull of Muslim Cultural Identity

    By Omar Mouallem  September 30, 2021
    #MeToo

    The Credibility Discount: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers

    By Deborah Tuerkheimer  September 30, 2021
    Keen On

    Katharine Hayhoe on Having a New Conversation About Climate Change

    By Keen On  September 30, 2021
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books

    By Book Marks  September 30, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Qian Julie Wang in Conversation with Charles Yu

    By The Virtual Book Channel  September 30, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Matt Bell, Jeanne Thornton, Keenan Norris, and Brooks Sterritt at the Franklin Park Reading Series

    By The Virtual Book Channel  September 30, 2021
    Awards

    Announcing the Winner of Restless Books 2021 Prize for New Immigrant Writing

    By Literary Hub  September 30, 2021
    Change Lab

    Artist Diana Thater Is Determined to Reveal a World Worth Saving

    By Change Lab  September 30, 2021
    News and Culture

    “I Have a Mouth”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  September 30, 2021
    The Hub

    You can support these book-based organizations that work with incarcerated folks today.

    By Snigdha Koirala  September 29, 2021
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