Here's the shortlist for the 2021 Booker Prize.

Here's the shortlist for the 2021 Booker Prize.

By Emily Temple | September 14, 2021

Mary Roach on Finding What’s Weird and Wild in Science Stories

Mary Roach on Finding What’s Weird and Wild in Science Stories

Also, How to Know When You’re Writing a Book

By Corinne Segal | September 14, 2021

Is the Original <em>Pinocchio</em> Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

Is the Original Pinocchio Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna on the Italian Author Behind the Beloved (Pre-Disney) Children’s Tale

By John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna | September 14, 2021

How Richard Wright Grappled with Behaviorism, Racism, and Trauma in <em>Native Son</em>

How Richard Wright Grappled with Behaviorism, Racism, and Trauma in Native Son

George Makari on the Phobic World of Wright’s First Novel

By George Makari | September 14, 2021

Dana Gioia on Why Ray Bradbury is So Essential

Dana Gioia on Why Ray Bradbury is So Essential

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | September 14, 2021

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Ben Apatoff, Callie Garnett, Lee Matthew Goldberg, and More

By Teddy Wayne | September 14, 2021

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Why an Early Feminist Advocated for the Right to Divorce

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Azeem Azhar on Technology and the Exponential Gap

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Read the 1985 comic strip that inspired the Bechdel Test.

Read the 1985 comic strip that inspired the Bechdel Test.

By Walker Caplan | September 13, 2021

One more reason Amazon’s almighty algorithm is bad for us.

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By Jonny Diamond | September 13, 2021

This year, for the very first time, a poet is hosting the Met Gala.

This year, for the very first time, a poet is hosting the Met Gala.

By Emily Temple | September 13, 2021

Here are the finalists for the 2021 Kirkus Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2021 Kirkus Prize.

By Snigdha Koirala | September 13, 2021

The Books That Give Us Chills: On Reading Emotionally

The Books That Give Us Chills: On Reading Emotionally

Veronica Esposito Considers the Power of Art on the Body

By Veronica Esposito | September 13, 2021

If I Had Loved Her Less: On a Queer Reading of Henry David Thoreau and the Daily Performance of Manhood

If I Had Loved Her Less: On a Queer Reading of Henry David Thoreau and the Daily Performance of Manhood

Jennifer Finney Boylan Considers What Risks We Take to Live Our Full Truth

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