Hari Kunzru Reflects on Edward Said's <em>Culture and Imperialism</em> Thirty Years After Publication

Hari Kunzru Reflects on Edward Said's Culture and Imperialism Thirty Years After Publication

“For every narrative there are counternarratives, and meaningful interpretations of culture arise out of an analysis of tensions and contradictions”

By Hari Kunzru | May 22, 2025

You See? Generative AI is Bad At Doing My Job

You See? Generative AI is Bad At Doing My Job

Maris Kreizman on the AI Hallucinations That Made it to the Book Review Section

By Maris Kreizman | May 22, 2025

Shitholes, USA: Noel and Liam Gallagher On When Oasis Toured America

Shitholes, USA: Noel and Liam Gallagher On When Oasis Toured America

"In the end we fucking smashed the arse out of it."

By Literary Hub | May 22, 2025

Nam Le has won Australia's oldest literary award for the second time.

Nam Le has won Australia's oldest literary award for the second time.

By Dan Sheehan | May 21, 2025

Here are the CLMP's 2025 Firecracker Awards finalists.

Here are the CLMP's 2025 Firecracker Awards finalists.

By Literary Hub | May 21, 2025

Dawn Macdonald's <em>Northerny</em> has won the 2025 Canadian First Book Prize.

Dawn Macdonald's Northerny has won the 2025 Canadian First Book Prize.

By Literary Hub | May 21, 2025

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One great short story to read today: Kevin Barry's "Fjord of Killary"

By Dan Sheehan | May 21, 2025

Saying No to Cop City: Reviving a Radical Black Liberation Movement in Atlanta and Beyond

By Curtis Duncan | May 21, 2025

Why Are We So Obsessed With Avocados?

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The Eye of the Storm: Karie Fugett on What Draws Us to Danger in Our Relationships

The Eye of the Storm: Karie Fugett on What Draws Us to Danger in Our Relationships

"I couldn’t have known then that this was only the beginning. Soon, I would carry so much more than I ever asked to hold."

By Karie Fugett | May 21, 2025

Looks like <em>The Chicago Sun-Times</em> used AI to write a reading list—and wound up with slop.

Looks like The Chicago Sun-Times used AI to write a reading list—and wound up with slop.

By Emily Temple | May 20, 2025

One great short story to read today: Aimee Bender,

One great short story to read today: Aimee Bender, "Off"

By Emily Temple | May 20, 2025

A Question of Free Will: Inside the Final Days of Katherine Mansfield

A Question of Free Will: Inside the Final Days of Katherine Mansfield

Allison Buccola Complicates Some of Popular Culture's Common Narratives About Cults

By Allison Buccola | May 20, 2025

Eating Your Words: In Defense of Writing Without a Recipe

Eating Your Words: In Defense of Writing Without a Recipe

Daria Lavelle on the Joys of Experimenting With Food and Fiction

By Daria Lavelle | May 20, 2025

Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction

Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction

Jesse Browner Explores Why the Core Rules of Fiction Still Apply in Stories of the Past

By Jesse Browner | May 20, 2025

What Spinoza's Metaphysics Can Reveal to Us About the Creative Process

What Spinoza's Metaphysics Can Reveal to Us About the Creative Process

Madeleine Thien on Using Fiction to Find the Many Rooms Within Ourselves

By Madeleine Thien | May 20, 2025

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