This lady is trying to ban Toni Morrison’s books from schools for being “pornographic.”

This lady is trying to ban Toni Morrison’s books from schools for being “pornographic.”

By Walker Caplan | October 14, 2021

Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Olga Tokarczuk, and more are going to space! (On a plaque.)

Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Olga Tokarczuk, and more are going to space! (On a plaque.)

By Jessie Gaynor | October 14, 2021

MacDowell will no longer require reference letters for applicants. That’s a good decision.

MacDowell will no longer require reference letters for applicants. That’s a good decision.

By Walker Caplan | October 14, 2021

Phoebe Robinson will host the 2021 National Book Awards.

Phoebe Robinson will host the 2021 National Book Awards.

By Walker Caplan | October 14, 2021

Marvel x Penguin Classics is the collab we've been waiting for.

Marvel x Penguin Classics is the collab we've been waiting for.

By Katie Yee | October 14, 2021

Better listen to that Bennington podcast now—before Donna Tartt squashes it.

Better listen to that Bennington podcast now—before Donna Tartt squashes it.

By Emily Temple | October 14, 2021

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Gary Paulsen, author of Hatchet, has died at 82.

By Emily Temple | October 14, 2021

An Essay About Tiny, Spectacular Futures Written a Week or So After a Very Damning IPCC Climate Report

By Lucas Mann | October 14, 2021

“More Life Into a Time Without Boundaries.” Jeanette Winterson Considers the Bigger Picture of AI

By Jeanette Winterson | October 14, 2021

Famous Writers’ Houses: A Taxonomy

Famous Writers’ Houses: A Taxonomy

From Mansions to Apartments to Haunted Houses

By Emily Temple | October 14, 2021

“You Only Write if You Have To.“ On W.G. Sebald’s Life and Work

“You Only Write if You Have To.“ On W.G. Sebald’s Life and Work

Carole Angier Considers How History Shaped Sebald as a Writer

By Carole Angier | October 14, 2021

Searching for the Elusive Sound of Silence in the Olympic Peninsula’s Hoh Rain Forest

Searching for the Elusive Sound of Silence in the Olympic Peninsula’s Hoh Rain Forest

Phillip Hurst on the Quest for Inner Peace in the Wake of His Father’s Conservative Ideology

By Phillip Hurst | October 14, 2021

WATCH: Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi and Eileen Myles on Writing Against Linearity

WATCH: Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi and Eileen Myles on Writing Against Linearity

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By The Virtual Book Channel | October 14, 2021

The Power of Couscous: Christine Sahadi Whelan Shares the Recipe for a Weeknight Favorite

The Power of Couscous: Christine Sahadi Whelan Shares the Recipe for a Weeknight Favorite

Where Complexity of Flavors Meets Ease of Preparation

By Christine Sahadi Whelan | October 14, 2021

José Vadi on Race and Class Politics in <em>The Fugitive</em>

José Vadi on Race and Class Politics in The Fugitive

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | October 14, 2021

Chris Hedges on the Pandemic’s Ultimatum

Chris Hedges on the Pandemic’s Ultimatum

In Conversation with Lena Herzog The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 14, 2021

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