Talking to Maya Angelou’s Son About the New Award Named in Her Honor

Talking to Maya Angelou’s Son About the New Award Named in Her Honor

Announcing the Nominees For the Maya Angelou Book Award

By Anne Kniggendorf | September 29, 2021

Saying a Few Words About My Novel at the Aphasia Self-Help Group

Saying a Few Words About My Novel at the Aphasia Self-Help Group

Jon McGregor Writes What He Doesn’t Know—But Does The Research First

By Jon McGregor | September 29, 2021

What is Hyperspace, the Field Beyond the Speed of Light?

What is Hyperspace, the Field Beyond the Speed of Light?

Timothy Morton Investigates the “Luminous Ambient Realm”

By Timothy Morton | September 29, 2021

The 13 Best Book Covers of September

The 13 Best Book Covers of September

The Eyes Have It

By Emily Temple | September 29, 2021

On the Downfalls of Progress and the Utopian Promise of Fueled Abundance

On the Downfalls of Progress and the Utopian Promise of Fueled Abundance

Alice Bell Traces the History of Fossil Fuels and American Consumption

By Alice Bell | September 29, 2021

Frances Hodgson Burnett Really Loved Gardens—Even Secret Ones

Frances Hodgson Burnett Really Loved Gardens—Even Secret Ones

“As long as you have a garden you have a future.”

By Marta McDowell | September 29, 2021

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Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth

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By Keen On | September 29, 2021

Read Herman Melville's embarrassingly short, typo-marred obituary.

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James Patterson and Scholastic are joining forces to mitigate illiteracy.

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Here is the shortlist for the 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

Here is the shortlist for the 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

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I'm obsessed with this Instagram series of popular books redesigned

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This year's literary MacArthur fellows on the best writing advice they've received (and more).

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Bookseller of Kabul vows to stay open despite only two customers since the rise of the Taliban.

Bookseller of Kabul vows to stay open despite only two customers since the rise of the Taliban.

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