Hannibal Lecter is back...or is he?

Hannibal Lecter is back...or is he?

By Dan Sheehan | January 13, 2021

Today, Tsitsi Dangarembga was awarded the 2021 PEN Award for Freedom of Expression.

Today, Tsitsi Dangarembga was awarded the 2021 PEN Award for Freedom of Expression.

By Rasheeda Saka | January 13, 2021

One of the <em>New Yorker'</em>s National Magazine Awards could be rescinded this month.

One of the New Yorker's National Magazine Awards could be rescinded this month.

By Walker Caplan | January 13, 2021

Scotland, which is better than England, deems books an essential good.

Scotland, which is better than England, deems books an essential good.

By Jonny Diamond | January 13, 2021

Yusuf/Cat Stevens is turning his song “Peace Train” into a children’s book.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens is turning his song “Peace Train” into a children’s book.

By Walker Caplan | January 13, 2021

The Jane Austen multiplayer role-playing game Ever, Jane has shut down.

The Jane Austen multiplayer role-playing game Ever, Jane has shut down.

By Walker Caplan | January 13, 2021

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Rebecca Solnit on the Empty Violence of the Underachievers’ Coup

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Gabriel Byrne Talks Memory, Loneliness and More With Karl Geary

By Karl Geary | January 13, 2021

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By Melissa Albert | January 13, 2021

Bombs and Books: On Graham Greene’s Life During <br>World War II

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Richard Greene Charts How a Great Writer Navigated a Period of Destructive Tumult

By Richard Greene | January 13, 2021

On Abraham Lincoln’s Convoluted Plan For the Abolition of Slavery

On Abraham Lincoln’s Convoluted Plan For the Abolition of Slavery

James Oakes Charts the Politics Leading Up the American Civil War

By James Oakes | January 13, 2021

Trouble for Your Thoughts: On Reported Creative Nonfiction

Trouble for Your Thoughts: On Reported Creative Nonfiction

Kenneth R. Rosen Recommends Nine Books To Better Understand Our Place in the World

By Kenneth R. Rosen | January 13, 2021

Inside Algeria’s Early ‘Kingdom of Wine’

Inside Algeria’s Early ‘Kingdom of Wine’

Owen White Traces the History of the Algerian Vignoble

By Owen White | January 13, 2021

On the Uses of Boredom: Philosophical, Scientific, Literary

On the Uses of Boredom: Philosophical, Scientific, Literary

Martha Cooley Considers the Sociological Significance of Utter Ennui

By Martha Cooley | January 13, 2021

What Joe Biden Can Learn from Machiavelli After the Capitol Raid

What Joe Biden Can Learn from Machiavelli After the Capitol Raid

Alexander Lee Talks to Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 13, 2021

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