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This year's shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award is dominated by new voices.

This year's shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award is dominated by new voices.

By Snigdha Koirala | September 10, 2021

After 3 days, Sally Rooney’s latest is already Waterstones’ bestselling fiction title of 2021.

After 3 days, Sally Rooney’s latest is already Waterstones’ bestselling fiction title of 2021.

By Walker Caplan | September 10, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | September 10, 2021

A college class re-wrote <em>The Great Gatsby</em> over Zoom—and now it’s been optioned for film.

A college class re-wrote The Great Gatsby over Zoom—and now it’s been optioned for film.

By Walker Caplan | September 10, 2021

Nicaragua has ordered the arrest of award-winning author Sergio Ramírez.

Nicaragua has ordered the arrest of award-winning author Sergio Ramírez.

By Dan Sheehan | September 10, 2021

How notoriously private poet Mary Oliver once saved a depressed high school student's life.

How notoriously private poet Mary Oliver once saved a depressed high school student's life.

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 10, 2021

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On How New Yorkers Turned to Poetry After 9/11

By Dennis Johnson | September 10, 2021

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

By Samuel Moyn | September 10, 2021

The Unavoidable Trap of Politeness: Why Is It So Hard to Just Say “No”?

By Vanessa Bohns | September 10, 2021

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

Sasha Sagan Considers the Sea-Change of Our News Cycle, and What Empathy Means

By Sasha Sagan | September 10, 2021

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

A Steamy Excerpt of the Literary Couple’s Correspondence

By Shaun Usher | September 10, 2021

Jai Chakrabarti on How to Get Unstuck While Writing

Jai Chakrabarti on How to Get Unstuck While Writing

"I took a long pause."

By Jai Chakrabarti | September 10, 2021

S. Qiouyi Lu on Surveillance Technology, Experimental Narratives, and Neopronouns

S. Qiouyi Lu on Surveillance Technology, Experimental Narratives, and Neopronouns

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | September 10, 2021

From the Fall of the Towers to Building Anew

From the Fall of the Towers to Building Anew

Joe Woolhead on Documenting the Chaos of 9/11 and Later Efforts to Rebuild

By Joe Woolhead | September 10, 2021

Assimilation and Erasure: How Imposter Syndrome Traps People of Color

Assimilation and Erasure: How Imposter Syndrome Traps People of Color

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez on the Inherent White Supremacy of Ivory Towers

By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez | September 10, 2021

Remembering the Marine Workers Who Ferried New Yorkers to Safety on 9/11

Remembering the Marine Workers Who Ferried New Yorkers to Safety on 9/11

Jessica DuLong on Making History in New York Harbor

By Jessica DuLong | September 10, 2021

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