A New Translation of <em>Grave of the Fireflies</em> Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

A New Translation of Grave of the Fireflies Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

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James Patterson, please award me one of your $50K author grants.

James Patterson, please award me one of your $50K author grants.

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Why AI Narrators Will Never Be Able to Tell a Real Human Story

Why AI Narrators Will Never Be Able to Tell a Real Human Story

Adam Verner Explores the Uncanny Valley of Automated Audiobooks

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How One Snail Inspired Two Novels on Two Different Continents

How One Snail Inspired Two Novels on Two Different Continents

Maria Reva, Jasmin Schreiber, and Ed Yong Discuss Endlings, Ecological Grief, and Using Others’ Pain for Art

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Are Americans Being Conditioned to Accept Delayed Elections?

Are Americans Being Conditioned to Accept Delayed Elections?

For Aron Solomon, Warning Signs Are Flashing Everywhere

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Miriam Toews on Grief, Guilt, and Memory

Miriam Toews on Grief, Guilt, and Memory

“I was convinced that I had destroyed the people I loved most in the world.”

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The Literary Afterlives of <em>Labyrinth</em>

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Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up

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An Open Letter on the Massacre in Gaza from an Editor in Israel

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“We ask that the international literary community take a public stand and join us in starting a dialogue that might restore a vestige of sanity.”

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Here’s the shortlist for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

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Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

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