Ishmael Reed was NOT happy about Jill Biden’s choice of inaugural poet.

Ishmael Reed was NOT happy about Jill Biden’s choice of inaugural poet.

By Walker Caplan | July 19, 2021

Emily St. John Mandel's moon colony novel, written entirely during COVID, comes out in April.

Emily St. John Mandel's moon colony novel, written entirely during COVID, comes out in April.

By Walker Caplan | July 19, 2021

Amber Tamblyn is editing an anthology that will feature essays by Jia Tolentino and Samantha Irby.

Amber Tamblyn is editing an anthology that will feature essays by Jia Tolentino and Samantha Irby.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 19, 2021

Conversations with Strangers on a Cross-Country Train Ride

Conversations with Strangers on a Cross-Country Train Ride

Joe Keohane on the Social Fluidity of Long-Distance Travel

By Joe Keohane | July 19, 2021

David Lowery on the Strange, Arduous Journey of Adapting <em>The Green Knight</em> for Film

David Lowery on the Strange, Arduous Journey of Adapting The Green Knight for Film

“This may be a poem that resists adaptation.”

By David Lowery | July 19, 2021

The Corrupt Arrogance of William Barr

The Corrupt Arrogance of William Barr

Elie Honig on the Former Attorney General’s “Feigned Ignorance”

By Elie Honig | July 19, 2021

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Miljenko Jergović on the Visible Erasure of Croatian Jews

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Vocal Effects: How Hormones Change the Way We Sound

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The American Booksellers Association promoted an anti-trans book, apologized, and then deleted it.

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Check out the very first reviews of The Catcher in the Rye.

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FX’s <em>Kindred</em> adaptation has found its star.

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