In Praise of CliffsNotes Study Guides in the Age of AI

In Praise of CliffsNotes Study Guides in the Age of AI

Joelle Renstrom Reconsiders What Teachers Used to Dismiss as a Shortcut

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Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help)

Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help)

Maris Kreizman on the Importance of Standing Up For Literature

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Five Books With Narrators Learning to Live in Unexpected Lives

Five Books With Narrators Learning to Live in Unexpected Lives

Kelly Sundberg Recommends Titles to Read for Your New Life

By Kelly Sundberg | August 28, 2025

On the Cyber Soldiers Defending the Cuban Revolution From Internet Slander

On the Cyber Soldiers Defending the Cuban Revolution From Internet Slander

“Somebody wrote an article online that shit talks Fidel.”

By Abraham Jiménez Enoa | August 28, 2025

What Would Happen If All the Ice on Earth Suddenly Melted?

What Would Happen If All the Ice on Earth Suddenly Melted?

Peter Brannen on the Melting of Snowball Earth

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Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

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Did Anthropic AI steal your book? You can sign up for updates on the class action suit.

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The Paddystinians of Belfast: On the Palestinian Solidarity Movement in Northern Ireland

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Hero Edit: On Literary Depictions of Reality TV

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Hannah Berman Considers “The Compound,” “Small Game,” and More

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Amanda Uhle on Using a Childhood Photo as the Cover of Her Book

Amanda Uhle on Using a Childhood Photo as the Cover of Her Book

“All I ever wanted was an accurate portrait of who my parents were.”

By Amanda Uhle | August 27, 2025

How the Oslo Accords Fragmented Palestine and Uprooted a People

How the Oslo Accords Fragmented Palestine and Uprooted a People

Revisiting a Turning Point in the History of Israel’s Occupation

By Literary Hub | August 27, 2025

Glory Edim on Jessie Redmon Fauset’s Remarkable—and Forgotten—<em>Plum Bun</em>

Glory Edim on Jessie Redmon Fauset’s Remarkable—and Forgotten—Plum Bun

Remembering the Work of “The Crisis” Editor and Harlem Renaissance Writer

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The Enduring Legacy of Eleanor Bumpurs, Murdered by the NYPD For Resisting Eviction

The Enduring Legacy of Eleanor Bumpurs, Murdered by the NYPD For Resisting Eviction

“Gender and femininity have never shielded Black women and girls from unfettered anti-Blackness or police violence.”

By LaShawn Harris | August 27, 2025

Sahar Mustafah on the ADL’s Quiet Indoctrination of American Schools

Sahar Mustafah on the ADL’s Quiet Indoctrination of American Schools

“It has rigorously weaponized Jewish victimhood in order to foment fear.”

By Sahar Mustafah | August 27, 2025

How to Think About the Future, With a Little Help From Science Fiction

How to Think About the Future, With a Little Help From Science Fiction

Nick Foster Explores the Relationship Between Sci-Fi and Our Conception of the Future

By Nick Foster | August 26, 2025

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