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This new project is sending 125 self-published authors’ books to the moon.

This new project is sending 125 self-published authors’ books to the moon.

By Walker Caplan | July 28, 2021

The U.S. has finally taken back the Epic of Gilgamesh . . . from Hobby Lobby.

The U.S. has finally taken back the Epic of Gilgamesh . . . from Hobby Lobby.

By Walker Caplan | July 28, 2021

Which fictional character embodies your Enneagram personality type?

Which fictional character embodies your Enneagram personality type?

By Katie Yee | July 28, 2021

This year's National Book Awards will be held in person.

This year's National Book Awards will be held in person.

By Emily Temple | July 28, 2021

In America, Language Silences You: On Trusting Words When They Fail, Betray, And Redeem

In America, Language Silences You: On Trusting Words When They Fail, Betray, And Redeem

Amanda Choo Quan Considers the Effects of Anxiety and Racism on the Writing Life

By Amanda Choo Quan | July 28, 2021

The 10 Best Book Covers of July

The 10 Best Book Covers of July

In Praise of Red, Red, Red

By Emily Temple | July 28, 2021

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Read the Winners of This Year’s Insider Prize, Selected by Mitchell S. Jackson

American Short Fiction’s 2021 Contest for Incarcerated Writers in Texas

By American Short Fiction | July 28, 2021

The Pleasures of Tsundoku, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Book Piles

The Pleasures of Tsundoku, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Book Piles

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By Antoine Wilson | July 28, 2021

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More Dogs, More Dogs: Chloe Shaw in Conversation with Dinah Lenney

More Dogs, More Dogs: Chloe Shaw in Conversation with Dinah Lenney

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Did you know that they used to give out Olympic medals for literature?

Did you know that they used to give out Olympic medals for literature?

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“There is an inclination to punish women.” Elizabeth Hardwick on writing while female.

“There is an inclination to punish women.” Elizabeth Hardwick on writing while female.

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