Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.

By Emily Temple | October 5, 2021

Rapper Noname just opened an LA library dedicated to the Black experience.

Rapper Noname just opened an LA library dedicated to the Black experience.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 5, 2021

Astronomers have determined the exact hour that Mary Shelley thought of <em>Frankenstein</em>.

Astronomers have determined the exact hour that Mary Shelley thought of Frankenstein.

By Emily Temple | October 5, 2021

Here are the 2021 National Book Award Finalists.

Here are the 2021 National Book Award Finalists.

By Emily Temple | October 5, 2021

Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

“A novel often serves as a site of contention for different viewpoints.”

By Amitava Kumar | October 5, 2021

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Sara Davidson on the Ten Lessons She Learned

By Sara Davidson | October 5, 2021

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Nato Thompson on Approaching Art as a Life Project

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In Search of My Family’s Faroese Stories

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“Saturday”

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Esi Edugyan’s <em>Washington Black</em> is coming to Hulu.

Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black is coming to Hulu.

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This 7-year-old is advocating for more disability-centered books in libraries.

This 7-year-old is advocating for more disability-centered books in libraries.

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Exclusive cover reveal: Ada Limón's <em>The Hurting Kind</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Ada Limón's The Hurting Kind.

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Nadifa Mohamed on the Long, Strange Journey of Her Uncle Kettle

Nadifa Mohamed on the Long, Strange Journey of Her Uncle Kettle

“My sense of belonging to Hargeisa, the city of my birth but not his, has dissipated in his absence.”

By Nadifa Mohamed | October 4, 2021

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