What Being a Professional Athlete Taught Me About Writing—and What It Didn’t

What Being a Professional Athlete Taught Me About Writing—and What It Didn’t

James Hamilton Hibbard on Applying His Cycling Skills to His Writing Career

By James Hibbard | March 9, 2026

Your Favorite Male Rapper’s Favorite Rapper

Your Favorite Male Rapper’s Favorite Rapper

Jessica Lynne on Missy Elliott’s Offstage Sonic World

By Jessica Lynne | March 9, 2026

Robert Morgan on Reading <em>War and Peace</em> For the First Time

Robert Morgan on Reading War and Peace For the First Time

“I saw that the Blue Ridge Mountains were everywhere, and that the gift of fiction was to connect me to everybody.”

By Robert Morgan | March 9, 2026

Six Essential Books About Birds

Six Essential Books About Birds

Eric Wagner Recommends Adam Nicolson, J.A. Baker, Helen Macdonald, and More

By Eric Wagner | March 9, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | March 6, 2026

A mini reading list to understand what’s happening in Iran.

A mini reading list to understand what’s happening in Iran.

By Brittany Allen | March 6, 2026

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On the Rise of Pitchfork and 21st-Century Music Criticism

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8 Badass Librarians We Need to Celebrate This International Women’s Day  

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Life on the Front Lines of America’s Caregiving Crisis

Life on the Front Lines of America’s Caregiving Crisis

Laura Mauldin Shares Stories of a Vanishing Safety Net

By Laura Mauldin | March 6, 2026

Larry Sultan on the Role of Ambiguity in Art

Larry Sultan on the Role of Ambiguity in Art

“I think part of the role of ambiguity relates to my own ambivalence. I don’t know what to make of things.”

By Larry Sultan | March 6, 2026

The Authors Guild is allowing more writers to certify their books are AI-free.

The Authors Guild is allowing more writers to certify their books are AI-free.

By James Folta | March 5, 2026

Announcing the 2026 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize.

Announcing the 2026 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize.

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Introducing Dirt Books, a Publishing Imprint For the 22nd Century

Introducing Dirt Books, a Publishing Imprint For the 22nd Century

“The ideal Dirt Books title is a story that could not be told any other way.”

By Brittany Allen | March 5, 2026

Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children

Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children

Maris Kreizman on a Proposed Bill That Could Outlaw Books By or About LGBTQ+ People

By Maris Kreizman | March 5, 2026

On Shirley Jackson’s <em>The Haunting of Hill House</em> Though the Lens of Childrearing

On Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House Though the Lens of Childrearing

Lesley Jenike Considers What Motherhood Can Reveal About the Self

By Lesley Jenike | March 5, 2026

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