WATCH: Kima Jones Reads James Cagney’s Poem “Identity to Burn”

WATCH: Kima Jones Reads James Cagney’s Poem “Identity to Burn”

“Poetry is the most honest way for me to express my gratitude to the literary community.”

By Kima Jones | September 24, 2021

P. Djèlí Clark on Imagining an Anti-Colonial 1900s Cairo

P. Djèlí Clark on Imagining an Anti-Colonial 1900s Cairo

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | September 24, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>The Georgia Review</em>

Interview with a Journal: The Georgia Review

Everything You Need to Know About the Literary-Cultural Journal Published Out of the University of Georgia

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 24, 2021

How Can We Recapture the Ambition and Hope of the Space-Race Days?

How Can We Recapture the Ambition and Hope of the Space-Race Days?

Mariana Mazzucato Guests on the Radio Open Source Podcast

By Open Source | September 24, 2021

Here is the shortlist for the 2021 Cundill History Prize.

Here is the shortlist for the 2021 Cundill History Prize.

By Snigdha Koirala | September 23, 2021

Sigh: Kansas City parents are protesting a library over a children’s book about puberty.

Sigh: Kansas City parents are protesting a library over a children’s book about puberty.

By Walker Caplan | September 23, 2021

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Oh god: nonsensical conservative polemic American Marxism has sold a million copies.

By Jonny Diamond | September 23, 2021

LIVESTREAM: The 2021 Cundill History Prize Shortlist Announcement

By Literary Hub | September 23, 2021

This “human library” in Copenhagen allows visitors to check out people.

By Walker Caplan | September 23, 2021

Will the Foundation Series Finally Do Justice to the Novels of Isaac Asimov?

Will the Foundation Series Finally Do Justice to the Novels of Isaac Asimov?

Jay Gabler Tells a Long, Sad Story of Failed Sci-Fi Adaptations

By Jay Gabler | September 23, 2021

Eileen Myles on Following Joan Mitchell’s Path Through New York City

Eileen Myles on Following Joan Mitchell’s Path Through New York City

“Manhattan Island is pretty much shimmer all day long.”

By Eileen Myles | September 23, 2021

Why Blues Singer Bessie Smith’s Bewitching Narratives Remain Eerily Relevant

Why Blues Singer Bessie Smith’s Bewitching Narratives Remain Eerily Relevant

Jackie Kay on the Life, Nuanced Legacy, and Celebrity of the Empress of the Blues

By Jackie Kay | September 23, 2021

On the Precocious Early Years of Marie Antoinette

On the Precocious Early Years of Marie Antoinette

Nancy Goldstone Recounts the Freedom of Life Before Marriage to Louis XVI

By Nancy Goldstone | September 23, 2021

Bullshit Saviors: Helen Benedict and Nadia Hashimi on Depictions of the American Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

Bullshit Saviors: Helen Benedict and Nadia Hashimi on Depictions of the American Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 23, 2021

Megan Abbott on the Tortured, Insular Worlds of Ballet and Gymnastics

Megan Abbott on the Tortured, Insular Worlds of Ballet and Gymnastics

This Week on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | September 23, 2021

Where Intimacy Meets Tactility: Artists and Publishers on the Nature of the Photobook

Where Intimacy Meets Tactility: Artists and Publishers on the Nature of the Photobook

W. Scott Olsen Speaks to Tomasz Trzebiatowski, Joel Meyerowitz, Elysa Voshell, Olga Karlovac, and Phil Penman

By W. Scott Olsen | September 23, 2021

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