A Chorus of Poets: On the Possible Existence of Multiple Homers

A Chorus of Poets: On the Possible Existence of Multiple Homers

Henry Power Considers Theories on the Authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey

By Henry Power | July 17, 2026

Watch the chic, menacing trailer for Bret Easton Ellis’s new FX series.

Watch the chic, menacing trailer for Bret Easton Ellis’s new FX series.

By Brittany Allen | July 16, 2026

This Week in Literary History: <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em> is Published

This Week in Literary History: The Catcher in the Rye is Published

“I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It's nice.”

By Literary Hub | July 16, 2026

An incomplete list of people reading <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em> in movies.

An incomplete list of people reading The Catcher in the Rye in movies.

By Emily Temple | July 16, 2026

As Book Criticism Disappears, the Booksellers Are Stepping In

As Book Criticism Disappears, the Booksellers Are Stepping In

Talking to Josh Cook, Bookseller and Founder of the Porter Square Review of Books

By Drew Broussard | July 16, 2026

How Israel Turned Gaza Into an “Annihilation Zone”

How Israel Turned Gaza Into an “Annihilation Zone”

Eyal Weizman on the Ways Land Can Tell the Story of Genocide

By Eyal Weizman | July 16, 2026

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Mark Haber is Reading Now, and Next

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Welcome to Toronto, World Capital of the Urban Raccoon

By Dan Werb | July 15, 2026

Finding Heroes of My Own in Three Unsung Women of America’s Great Outdoors

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Heather Hansman on the Important Stories That Don’t Always Get Told

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Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

Jason Dove Mark on the Ways Environmental Amnesia Influences Our Perception of the Natural World

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One of My Poems is Literally Going to the Moon

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Sally Ashton on the Eternal Beauty of the Lunar-Human Connection

By Sally Ashton | July 15, 2026

The Odysseys, ranked.

The Odysseys, ranked.

A completely scientific list of the best and worst takes on Homer's epic.

By Brittany Allen | July 14, 2026

When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government

When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government

Steven W. Thrasher on the Fight For Academic Freedom

By Steven W. Thrasher | July 14, 2026

More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s <em>Beirut Fragments</em>

More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s Beirut Fragments

“She does not purport to be braver than she felt at any given time. Instead she is honest about her fear.”

By Angela Flournoy | July 14, 2026

On Trying—and Failing—to Write the Lives of Children in a Syrian Detention Camp

On Trying—and Failing—to Write the Lives of Children in a Syrian Detention Camp

Elizabeth H. Winthrop: “The distance between us could not be bridged—only recognized.”

By Elizabeth H. Winthrop | July 14, 2026

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