Who will buy the skinny house where Edna St. Vincent Millay, William Steig, and Margaret Mead lived?

Who will buy the skinny house where Edna St. Vincent Millay, William Steig, and Margaret Mead lived?

By Jessie Gaynor | September 17, 2021

Sally Rooney's new novel is now the most reviewed book of all time.

Sally Rooney's new novel is now the most reviewed book of all time.

By Dan Sheehan | September 17, 2021

Pennsylvania students are protesting their school district's ban on books by authors of color.

Pennsylvania students are protesting their school district's ban on books by authors of color.

By Walker Caplan | September 17, 2021

On its 25th anniversary, here's a look at Oprah's Book Club—by the numbers.

On its 25th anniversary, here's a look at Oprah's Book Club—by the numbers.

By Dan Sheehan | September 17, 2021

Proof goth is not dead: A first edition of <em>Frankenstein</em> just set a world auction record.

Proof goth is not dead: A first edition of Frankenstein just set a world auction record.

By Walker Caplan | September 17, 2021

How to write like Cheryl Strayed.

How to write like Cheryl Strayed.

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 17, 2021

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Here’s the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction.

By Emily Temple | September 17, 2021

Why Everyone Should Read the Great Karen Tei Yamashita

By Josh Cook | September 17, 2021

“The Voltaire of Central Park West.” On Herman Mankiewicz’s Early Days at the Algonquin Round Table

By Nick Davis | September 17, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: After Hours Editions

Interview with an Indie Press: After Hours Editions

On the “Slow Burn” of Publishing Poetry

By Corinne Segal | September 17, 2021

Lessons Not Yet Learned: How Post-Civil War Reconstruction Never Ended

Lessons Not Yet Learned: How Post-Civil War Reconstruction Never Ended

Eric Foner on a Nation Still Grappling with the Consequences of Slavery

By Eric Foner | September 17, 2021

How a Valencian Knight—Along with Chaucer—Influenced the Culture of Conquistadores

How a Valencian Knight—Along with Chaucer—Influenced the Culture of Conquistadores

Fernando Cervantes on the Granada War, New Ideas of Nobility, and Columbus

By Fernando Cervantes | September 17, 2021

How Ancient Chinese Philosophical Frameworks Dictated the Politics of Water

How Ancient Chinese Philosophical Frameworks Dictated the Politics of Water

Giulio Boccaletti on the Confucian View of the Yellow River and the Unification of China

By Giulio Boccaletti | September 17, 2021

William M. Arkin on How the US Government Failed its Citizens on 9/11

William M. Arkin on How the US Government Failed its Citizens on 9/11

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 17, 2021

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on The Man Who Ran Washington

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on The Man Who Ran Washington

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 17, 2021

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Using Reinvention as a Writing Tool

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Using Reinvention as a Writing Tool

Featuring Gina Frangello, Anjali Enjeti, Sam Cohen, Chet’la Sebree, and Marisa Siegel

By Literary Hub | September 17, 2021

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