"Anybody's life could be a wonderful piece of art." Read Maxine Hong Kingston's best writing advice.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 27, 2021

Soon, Americans will finally be able to buy books by 2021 Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah.

Soon, Americans will finally be able to buy books by 2021 Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah.

By Emily Temple | October 27, 2021

Do you write book-length nonfiction? Then you should know about the Lukas Awards.

Do you write book-length nonfiction? Then you should know about the Lukas Awards.

By Jonny Diamond | October 27, 2021

A Scientific Explanation for Your Urge to Sniff Old Books

A Scientific Explanation for Your Urge to Sniff Old Books

Jude Stewart Breaks Down the Chemical Reactions Behind Olfactory Bibliomania

By Jude Stewart | October 27, 2021

The 10 Best Book Covers of October

The 10 Best Book Covers of October

In Praise of Jackets as Sweater-Weather Arrives

By Emily Temple | October 27, 2021

How Do We Make Sense of the Meaning of Consciousness?

How Do We Make Sense of the Meaning of Consciousness?

Antonio Damasio on the Two Types of Intelligence That Govern Human Beings

By Antonio Damasio | October 27, 2021

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On the Politics of Language in Nigerian Literature

By Ọlájídé Salawu | October 27, 2021

“We Were Alive and Life Was Us.” How Ken Kesey Created LSD Subculture

By Kevin Boyle | October 27, 2021

Can We Outgrow Capitalism?

By Keen On | October 27, 2021

Here Are the Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of October

Here Are the Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of October

Featuring W.G. Sebald, Billy Porter, Oscar Wilde, and More

By Book Marks | October 27, 2021

How McSweeney’s and Radiotopia Created an Audiovisual Magazine Issue

How McSweeney’s and Radiotopia Created an Audiovisual Magazine Issue

A Conversation with Claire Boyle and Julie Shapiro

By Corinne Segal | October 27, 2021

William Souder on the Life and Work of John Steinbeck

William Souder on the Life and Work of John Steinbeck

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 27, 2021

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh on Growing Up in the Socialist Workers Party

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh on Growing Up in the Socialist Workers Party

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | October 27, 2021

Frances Badalamenti on the Fleeting, Painful Freedom of Youth and Writing as Self-Care

Frances Badalamenti on the Fleeting, Painful Freedom of Youth and Writing as Self-Care

Chloe Caldwell Talks to the Salad Days Author

By Chloé Caldwell | October 27, 2021

On Centering the Oceanic South and Disrupting the Study of the “Age of Revolutions”

On Centering the Oceanic South and Disrupting the Study of the “Age of Revolutions”

From the 2021 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding Winning Title Waves Across the South by Sujit Sivasundaram

By Sujit Sivasundaram | October 27, 2021

In his free time, William Makepeace Thackeray loved sketching witches and ghouls.

In his free time, William Makepeace Thackeray loved sketching witches and ghouls.

By Walker Caplan | October 26, 2021

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