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The Inertia of Whiteness in the World of Postwar Publishing

The Inertia of Whiteness in the World of Postwar Publishing

"Big Manhattan book publishers publish hundreds of authors each year, but in their eyes, only a very few really matter."

By Richard Jean So | December 15, 2020

Why Humility is Essential in <br>the Face of Nature

Why Humility is Essential in
the Face of Nature

Carl Safina Talks to Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 15, 2020

Helen Drutt English on the Essentialness of <br>Creating by Hand

Helen Drutt English on the Essentialness of
Creating by Hand

In Conversation with Naomi Shihab Nye on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | December 15, 2020

Botany and Revolution: How 18th-Century Naturalists Discouraged Ideas of Liberty

Botany and Revolution: How 18th-Century Naturalists Discouraged Ideas of Liberty

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | December 15, 2020

The Best Reviewed Fiction <br>of 2020

The Best Reviewed Fiction
of 2020

Featuring Jenny Offill, Garth Greenwell, Hillary Mantel, Elena Ferrante, and more

By Book Marks | December 15, 2020

<em>American Cheese</em> by Joe Berkowitz, Read by Charlie Thurston

American Cheese by Joe Berkowitz, Read by Charlie Thurston

Explore the World of Artisan Cheese in America

By Behind the Mic | December 15, 2020

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John le Carré, legendary spy novelist, has died at 89.

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2020

Mute Force: Why #NativeTwitter Couldn't Stop Talking About Baby Yoda

By Eric Gansworth | December 14, 2020

Six Book Critics Walk Into a Zoom to Talk About Autofiction

By Marion Winik | December 14, 2020

On the Willie Nelson Country-Pop Crossover That Changed Everything

On the Willie Nelson Country-Pop Crossover That Changed Everything

Michaelangelo Matos Goes Deep on One of 1980s Biggest Duets

By Michaelangelo Matos | December 14, 2020

What Does It Mean to Read Great Food Writing in a Pandemic?

What Does It Mean to Read Great Food Writing in a Pandemic?

J. Kenji López-Alt on Editing an Anthology as Coronavirus Hit

By J. Kenji López-Alt | December 14, 2020

The Biggest Literary Stories<br> of the Year: 50 to 31

The Biggest Literary Stories
of the Year: 50 to 31

Not All of Them Are Bad, Promise

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2020

The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Fiction of 2020

The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Fiction of 2020

Featuring Tana French, Don Winslow, Ivy Pochoda,
Liz Moore, and more

By Book Marks | December 14, 2020

How Newt Gingrich and His Band of Grifters Made Politics Into Entertainment

How Newt Gingrich and His Band of Grifters Made Politics Into Entertainment

Julian E. Zelizer Talks to Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 14, 2020

When Women Demanded Access to Blue-Collar Jobs

When Women Demanded Access to Blue-Collar Jobs

Melvin I. Urofsky on the Living History of Affirmative Action in America

By Melvin I. Urofsky | December 14, 2020

Why Ernest Hemingway Makes a Great Subject for <br>Comic Book Artists

Why Ernest Hemingway Makes a Great Subject for
Comic Book Artists

Robert K. Elder on the Protean Appearances of the
Great American Writer

By Robert K. Elder | December 14, 2020

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