What Does It Mean To Be Russian? On Dostoevsky’s Early Literary Ambitions

What Does It Mean To Be Russian? On Dostoevsky’s Early Literary Ambitions

Kevin Birmingham Investigates State Censorship Under Czar Nicholas

By Kevin Birmingham | November 18, 2021

Chasing Legends Down Colombia's Mythic River Magdalena

Chasing Legends Down Colombia's Mythic River Magdalena

Jordan Salama Finds Folklore and More in the Laguna de Doña Juana

By Jordan Salama | November 18, 2021

Joshua Ferris on Why the Family is the Perfect Site for a Novel to Develop

Joshua Ferris on Why the Family is the Perfect Site for a Novel to Develop

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 18, 2021

Rats with Wings or Wonder Birds? Rosemary Mosco on the World’s Most Misunderstood Bird

Rats with Wings or Wonder Birds? Rosemary Mosco on the World’s Most Misunderstood Bird

This Week from the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | November 18, 2021

Do You Remember The Start of Quarantine? Are You Sure?

Do You Remember The Start of Quarantine? Are You Sure?

Charles Finch Remembers the Early, Uncertain Days of the Pandemic

By Charles Finch | November 18, 2021

Will the Climate Crisis Cause the Collapse of Society?

Will the Climate Crisis Cause the Collapse of Society?

Chris Begley Lays Out the Possibilities

By Chris Begley | November 18, 2021

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Kati Marton on the Transformative Power of Angela Merkel

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Kevin Birmingham on How Dostoevsky Came to Write Crime and Punishment

By Keen On | November 18, 2021

On the Black Descendants of Thomas Jefferson and Uncovering the Origins of Family Lore

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<em>The Book of Hope</em> by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams, Read by the Authors

The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams, Read by the Authors

Jane Goodall on Taking Action Against the Perils of Our Time

By Behind the Mic | November 18, 2021

Here are the winners of the 2021 National Book Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2021 National Book Awards.

By Literary Hub | November 17, 2021

The makers of this French dictionary are under fire for including gender-inclusive language.

The makers of this French dictionary are under fire for including gender-inclusive language.

By Vanessa Willoughby | November 17, 2021

Patrick Radden Keefe has won the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

Patrick Radden Keefe has won the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

By Emily Temple | November 17, 2021

How the Greek Struggle for Liberty Became a Cause Célèbre for Romantic Writers Across Europe

How the Greek Struggle for Liberty Became a Cause Célèbre for Romantic Writers Across Europe

Mark Mazower on the Embrace of Philhellenism by Hugo, Pushkin, Stendhal, and More

By Mark Mazower | November 17, 2021

Amy Long on Why Taylor Swift is the Perfect Vehicle Through Which To Talk About Books

Amy Long on Why Taylor Swift is the Perfect Vehicle Through Which To Talk About Books

Jonathan Russell Clark Talks to the Writer Behind the “Taylor Swift As Books” Instagram Account

By Jonathan Russell Clark | November 17, 2021

To All the Gays of Seoul: On Translating Sang Young Park

To All the Gays of Seoul: On Translating Sang Young Park

Anton Hur Considers the Importance of Feeling Fully Seen

By Anton Hur | November 17, 2021

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