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Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work

Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work

“I see film and books as apples and oranges. Both are fruits, but the taste is remarkably different.”

By Stephen King | October 23, 2025

On the Impromptu Walgreens Concert That Got Evan Dando to Sober Up

On the Impromptu Walgreens Concert That Got Evan Dando to Sober Up

“I’ve been lost and found more times than I can count,
but it was time to make a change.”

By Evan Dando | October 23, 2025

Inside the International Race to Invent the Atomic Bomb

Inside the International Race to Invent the Atomic Bomb

Serhii Plokhy Digs Into the Rush to Research and Develop Nuclear Warfare in Germany, the USSR, and Japan

By Serhii Plokhy | October 23, 2025

“You’ll See, a Lot Will Happen When I Die.” Remembering Gary Indiana

“You’ll See, a Lot Will Happen When I Die.” Remembering Gary Indiana

Publishers Hedi El Kholti and Dan Simon Reminisce About the Author and Friend on the Anniversary of His Death

By Literary Hub | October 23, 2025

Six Essential Texts That Explain the Historical Importance of the German Peasants’ War

Six Essential Texts That Explain the Historical Importance of the German Peasants’ War

Cundill Prize Finalist Lyndal Roper Recommends Friedrich Engels, Peter Blickle, Gerd Schwerhoff and More

By Lyndal Roper | October 23, 2025

How Christopher Columbus’s Brutal Enslavement of Indigenous Caribbeans Set the Tone For the “New” World

How Christopher Columbus’s Brutal Enslavement of Indigenous Caribbeans Set the Tone For the “New” World

Imaobong Umoren on the Violent History of the Colonized Caribbean

By Imaobong Umoren | October 23, 2025

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By James Folta | October 22, 2025

Return to Jesus Land: Exposing the Institutionalized Cruelty of the “Troubled Teen Industry”

By Deirdre Sugiuchi | October 22, 2025

Cursed Mountains and Deathly Lakes: When Nature Is Explained By Myth

By Adrienne Mayor | October 22, 2025

On the Simple Life of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Philosophy as “Neverending Therapy”

On the Simple Life of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Philosophy as “Neverending Therapy”

Anthony Gottlieb Considers Wittgenstein’s Famous Family and His Revolutionary Approach to Philosophical Questions

By Anthony Gottlieb | October 22, 2025

Sewing as a Way to Shape the Future—and Survive the Present

Sewing as a Way to Shape the Future—and Survive the Present

Maddie Ballard on Using Sewing as
a Way to Look Forward

By Maddie Ballard | October 22, 2025

The Outsize Influence of Wales on Fantasy, Music, and Movies

The Outsize Influence of Wales on Fantasy, Music, and Movies

Anna Fiteni Explores What Welsh Culture Has to Do With Fleetwood Mac, Lord of the Rings, Hayao Miyazaki, and More

By Anna Fiteni | October 22, 2025

When Tracker Tilmouth and the Warlpiri People of Central Australia “Invaded” Europe

When Tracker Tilmouth and the Warlpiri People of Central Australia “Invaded” Europe

Alexis Wright on Aboriginal Leader Tracker Tilmouth’s Trip to the United Nations in Geneva

By Alexis Wright | October 22, 2025

From Martinique to New York: On the Trailblazing Career of Paulette Nardal

From Martinique to New York: On the Trailblazing Career of Paulette Nardal

Keisha N. Blain Considers the Pioneering Black Women Who Fought For Human Rights On a Global Stage

By Keisha N. Blain | October 22, 2025

Vajra Chandrasekera has won the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

Vajra Chandrasekera has won the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

By Literary Hub | October 21, 2025

A federal judge just dismissed an Ohio teacher’s fight against book bans.

A federal judge just dismissed an Ohio teacher’s fight against book bans.

Karen Cahall was suspended for keeping four LGBTQ+ books in her classroom library.

By Brittany Allen | October 21, 2025

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