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Americans are buying more books—but reading fewer of them than ever. What gives?

Americans are buying more books—but reading fewer of them than ever. What gives?

By Emily Temple | January 12, 2022

Roxane Gay has started a $25,000 writing fellowship—for Substacks.

Roxane Gay has started a $25,000 writing fellowship—for Substacks.

By Walker Caplan | January 12, 2022

A Personal Catalogue of the World’s Most Storied Bookstores

A Personal Catalogue of the World’s Most Storied Bookstores

Kerri Maher on the Shops That Comprise Her Writing DNA, from Marcus Bookstore to The Strand

By Kerri Maher | January 12, 2022

How Artists Navigate the Interplay of Authority and Freedom

How Artists Navigate the Interplay of Authority and Freedom

Jed Perl on the Creative Life

By Jed Perl | January 12, 2022

25 Films from Oceania to Add to Your Watch List

25 Films from Oceania to Add to Your Watch List

Featuring Taika Waititi, Peter Jackson, and More

By Lonely Planet | January 12, 2022

Bridging the Gap Between My Two Cultures with Fictional Foods

Bridging the Gap Between My Two Cultures with Fictional Foods

Nikki May on Dreaming of Jam Tarts as a Child in Lagos

By Nikki May | January 12, 2022

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How Our Social Emotions Laid the Foundation for Functioning Societies

By Leonard Mlodinow | January 12, 2022

Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to appear on the U.S. quarter.

By Walker Caplan | January 11, 2022

Here are the 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellows.

Here are the 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellows.

By Walker Caplan | January 11, 2022

Finally, a rom-com in which books are bad!

Finally, a rom-com in which books are bad!

By Katie Yee | January 11, 2022

Alyson Sinclair is the new owner and publisher of The Rumpus.

Alyson Sinclair is the new owner and publisher of The Rumpus.

By Emily Temple | January 11, 2022

Life and Death Among the Vanished in the Himalayas’ Parvati Valley

Life and Death Among the Vanished in the Himalayas’ Parvati Valley

Harley Rustad on the Mystery of the Disappeared

By Harley Rustad | January 11, 2022

What Makes <em>The Princess Bride</em> Such a Great Movie?

What Makes The Princess Bride Such a Great Movie?

Chris Jones on Stories That Defy Labels

By Chris Jones | January 11, 2022

How Stolen Cultural Artifacts Made Their Way to a Major Museum

How Stolen Cultural Artifacts Made Their Way to a Major Museum

Stefan Koldehoff and Tobias Timm on Art and Crime

By Stefan Koldehoff and Tobias Timm | January 11, 2022

The Creative Power of Rage: On Fictionalizing the Lives of Righteously Violent Historical Women

The Creative Power of Rage: On Fictionalizing the Lives of Righteously Violent Historical Women

Gwen E. Kirby on Her Literary “Stabby Period”

By Gwen E. Kirby | January 11, 2022

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