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As a kid, George Orwell practiced black magic on a bully—and it worked.

As a kid, George Orwell practiced black magic on a bully—and it worked.

By Walker Caplan | January 21, 2022

Concerns arise that a Uganda novelist imprisoned for Tweets has been tortured.

Concerns arise that a Uganda novelist imprisoned for Tweets has been tortured.

By Jonny Diamond | January 21, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Watch David Strathairn and Abraham Verghese Discuss Walt Whitman’s “The Wound-Dresser”

EXCLUSIVE: Watch David Strathairn and Abraham Verghese Discuss Walt Whitman’s “The Wound-Dresser”

From Season 3 of Poetry in America

By The Virtual Book Channel | January 21, 2022

“The Uterus and the American Dream.” Art-Making and Domestic Labor in <em>Bergman Island</em>

“The Uterus and the American Dream.” Art-Making and Domestic Labor in Bergman Island

Mira Ptacin on Mia Hansen-Løve’s New Film

By Mira Ptacin | January 21, 2022

“An Endless Waiting Room.” On the Complexities of the Current Crisis in Ukraine

“An Endless Waiting Room.” On the Complexities of the Current Crisis in Ukraine

Anatol Lieven is on Radio Open Source

By Open Source | January 21, 2022

The Complicated History of the <em>Black Joke</em>, the Ship That Battled the Slave Trade

The Complicated History of the Black Joke, the Ship That Battled the Slave Trade

A.E. Rooks on the Ongoing Repercussions of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

By A.E. Rooks | January 21, 2022

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By Rachel Krantz | January 21, 2022

Gary John Bishop on Coping with Whatever Challenges Life Throws Your Way

By Keen On | January 21, 2022

Peter S. Goodman on How the Super-Rich Have Changed 21st-Century Life

By Keen On | January 21, 2022

My Novel’s 16-Year Journey Across the Atlantic Ocean

My Novel’s 16-Year Journey Across the Atlantic Ocean

Mads Nygaard on Finding His Book’s American Family

By Mads Nygaard | January 21, 2022

Chandran Nair on the Pervasive Global Reach of White Privilege

Chandran Nair on the Pervasive Global Reach of White Privilege

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 21, 2022

“Bedtrick is a Lie About Sex.” Jinny Webber on the Layered Meaning Behind the Title of Her Novel

“Bedtrick is a Lie About Sex.” Jinny Webber on the Layered Meaning Behind the Title of Her Novel

In Conversation with C. P. Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | January 21, 2022

Here are this year's finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards.

Here are this year's finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards.

By Snigdha Koirala | January 20, 2022

There's a new Celeste Ng novel coming this fall.

There's a new Celeste Ng novel coming this fall.

By Walker Caplan | January 20, 2022

Anthony Veasna So’s <em>Afterparties</em> will be developed for television.

Anthony Veasna So’s Afterparties will be developed for television.

By Walker Caplan | January 20, 2022

Can Generation Z Save America? (And Should They Have To?)

Can Generation Z Save America? (And Should They Have To?)

John Della Volpe Wonders If Demography Can Save Democracy

By John Della Volpe | January 20, 2022

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