Jason Reynolds will serve a third term as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

Jason Reynolds will serve a third term as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 20, 2021

Don't despair: LeVar Burton has designs on his own book-themed game show.

Don't despair: LeVar Burton has designs on his own book-themed game show.

By Walker Caplan | September 20, 2021

New video game will let you beat up Lovecraft while pretending to be Hemingway.

New video game will let you beat up Lovecraft while pretending to be Hemingway.

By Jonny Diamond | September 20, 2021

The Legacy of Colin Kaepernick: On the First High School Team to Take a Knee

The Legacy of Colin Kaepernick: On the First High School Team to Take a Knee

Dave Zirin Talks to the Coach of Garfield High's Football Team

By Dave Zirin | September 20, 2021

On the Difficulty of Remaining Anonymous When You’re the First President of the United States

On the Difficulty of Remaining Anonymous When You’re the First President of the United States

Nathaniel Philbrick Follows in the Footsteps of George Washington on Western Long Island

By Nathaniel Philbrick | September 20, 2021

Inhabiting the Mind of the Worst Kind of Collaborator: A Nazi Kapo

Inhabiting the Mind of the Worst Kind of Collaborator: A Nazi Kapo

David Rieff on the Novelist Aleksandar Tišma, Whose Writing Was an Antidote to Banality and Kitsch

By David Rieff | September 20, 2021

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On Robert Indiana’s LOVE-Hate Relationship with the Sculpture That Made Him a Star

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What the Poet Can Do in the Face of the Modern Colonial State

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Telling the Real Story Behind the AIDS Panic in a Small Florida Town

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Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | September 17, 2021

10 excellent storytelling tips for writers from <em>How I Met Your Mother</em>.

10 excellent storytelling tips for writers from How I Met Your Mother.

By Katie Yee | September 17, 2021

Who will buy the skinny house where Edna St. Vincent Millay, William Steig, and Margaret Mead lived?

Who will buy the skinny house where Edna St. Vincent Millay, William Steig, and Margaret Mead lived?

By Jessie Gaynor | September 17, 2021

Sally Rooney's new novel is now the most reviewed book of all time.

Sally Rooney's new novel is now the most reviewed book of all time.

By Dan Sheehan | September 17, 2021

Pennsylvania students are protesting their school district's ban on books by authors of color.

Pennsylvania students are protesting their school district's ban on books by authors of color.

By Walker Caplan | September 17, 2021

On its 25th anniversary, here's a look at Oprah's Book Club—by the numbers.

On its 25th anniversary, here's a look at Oprah's Book Club—by the numbers.

By Dan Sheehan | September 17, 2021

Proof goth is not dead: A first edition of <em>Frankenstein</em> just set a world auction record.

Proof goth is not dead: A first edition of Frankenstein just set a world auction record.

By Walker Caplan | September 17, 2021

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