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In Praise of Racist Books: Notes of an Immigrant Reader

In Praise of Racist Books: Notes of an Immigrant Reader

Louis Chude-Sokei on the Books that Shaped His Literary Curiosity

By Louis Chude-Sokei | August 2, 2021

Blackness on the Margins: What Ann M. Martin Asked of Jessi in <em>The Baby-Sitters Club</em>

Blackness on the Margins: What Ann M. Martin Asked of Jessi in The Baby-Sitters Club

Chanté Griffin Considers Black Characters Then and Now

By Chanté Griffin | August 2, 2021

Paradise Extended: Searching for My Great-Grandfather’s Grave in a Segregated Cemetery

Paradise Extended: Searching for My Great-Grandfather’s Grave in a Segregated Cemetery

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | August 2, 2021

On the Life and Works of Jack Kerouac, “King of the Beats”

On the Life and Works of Jack Kerouac, “King of the Beats”

From the History of Literature with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | August 2, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of July.

Here are the best reviewed books of July.

By Book Marks | July 30, 2021

The newest self-publishing platform for writers? OnlyFans.

The newest self-publishing platform for writers? OnlyFans.

By Walker Caplan | July 30, 2021

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The first bestselling paperback original in the US was a work of lesbian pulp fiction.

By Katie Yee | July 30, 2021

“The book is an abortion”: In which Herman Melville eviscerates a book about yachting.

By Jessie Gaynor | July 30, 2021

Is New York City Doing Enough to Prepare for the Next Catastrophic Flood?

By Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros | July 30, 2021

Exploring the Moon: Revisiting Apollo 15's Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later

Exploring the Moon: Revisiting Apollo 15's Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later

Andrew Chaikin on Three Days Spent in a Geologic Wonderland

By Andrew Chaikin | July 30, 2021

Jonathan Rapping on How to End Mass Incarceration in America

Jonathan Rapping on How to End Mass Incarceration in America

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | July 30, 2021

New Fiction From PEN America’s DREAMing Out Loud: “Stateless: 2053”

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By Juan David Gastolomendo | July 30, 2021

The Syntax of Belonging: On the Profound Connection Between Identity and Language

The Syntax of Belonging: On the Profound Connection Between Identity and Language

Pardis Mahdavi Considers the Evolution of Words and Hyphenate Identities

By Pardis Mahdavi | July 30, 2021

Stones for Goliath: On Biden’s Fight Against Digital Monopolists

Stones for Goliath: On Biden’s Fight Against Digital Monopolists

This Week on the Radio Open Source Podcast

By Open Source | July 30, 2021

Laura van den Berg on the Possibilities of Setting

Laura van den Berg on the Possibilities of Setting

"Place is ... a powerful generator of tone and atmosphere."

By Laura van den Berg | July 30, 2021

Interview With an Indie Press: Black Ocean

Interview With an Indie Press: Black Ocean

On Growing Slowly and Loving “Stunning” Books

By Corinne Segal | July 30, 2021

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