Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2021 Booker Prize.

Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2021 Booker Prize.

By Emily Temple | November 2, 2021

The Guggenheim is launching a new, year-long poet-in-residence position in 2022.

The Guggenheim is launching a new, year-long poet-in-residence position in 2022.

By Literary Hub | November 2, 2021

A Case for Football as the Most Literary of American Sports

A Case for Football as the Most Literary of American Sports

Baseball Has Reigned Long Enough, Says Corey Sobel

By Corey Sobel | November 2, 2021

On Jay Gatsby, the Most Famous North Dakotan

On Jay Gatsby, the Most Famous North Dakotan

Sarah Vogel Traces the Humble Midwest Origins of an Iconic Character

By Sarah Vogel | November 2, 2021

The Literary Adventures of Polly Adler, the Algonquin Round Table’s Favorite Madam

The Literary Adventures of Polly Adler, the Algonquin Round Table’s Favorite Madam

Debby Applegate on the Exploits of the New Yorker Crowd in Prohibition-Era New York

By Debby Applegate | November 2, 2021

How Vincent van Gogh’s Favorite Works of French Literature Influenced His Art and Identity

How Vincent van Gogh’s Favorite Works of French Literature Influenced His Art and Identity

Steven Naifeh on the Painter's Lifelong Relationship to Books

By Steven Naifeh | November 2, 2021

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Rebecca Solnit: Why It Matters That George Orwell Was a Gardener

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All About Basket: A Letter from Gertrude Stein About Her Beloved Dog

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Shabby, Domestic Comedy? Grown Up Holden Caulfield? Read This Early Review of John Updike’s Rabbit, Run

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What Does “Change” Mean in 2021?

What Does “Change” Mean in 2021?

Answers from Lina Mounzer, Rick Bass, and Zahia Rahmani, for Freeman’s

By Literary Hub | November 2, 2021

November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Featuring Magic and Queerness, a SFF Icon’s Take on Climate Collapse, a Pioneering Work of Silkpunk, and More

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Stan Cox on Fixing Politics in Order to Fix the Planet

Stan Cox on Fixing Politics in Order to Fix the Planet

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 2, 2021

Joanna Chiu on the Human Cost of China’s Growth

Joanna Chiu on the Human Cost of China’s Growth

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 2, 2021

WATCH: Caitlin Rother on Always Wanting to Tell the Truth

WATCH: Caitlin Rother on Always Wanting to Tell the Truth

From the New Video Series Authors in the Tent, Hosted by Ona Russell

By The Virtual Book Channel | November 2, 2021

On the Shape of Heartbreak and My Teenage Cousin’s Fatal Crime

On the Shape of Heartbreak and My Teenage Cousin’s Fatal Crime

Katharine Blake Tries to Comprehend the Grief That Arises From Terrible Violence

By Katharine Blake | November 2, 2021

An index of over 107 million research papers has been released online for free.

An index of over 107 million research papers has been released online for free.

By Walker Caplan | November 1, 2021

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