WATCH: Matthew James Weigel and Liz Howard on the Colonial Project of Historicizing Genocide

WATCH: Matthew James Weigel and Liz Howard on the Colonial Project of Historicizing Genocide

From the Border Crossings' ORIGINS Festival

By The Virtual Book Channel | July 15, 2021

A former <em>Great British Bake Off</em> host is judging the Booker Prize this year.

A former Great British Bake Off host is judging the Booker Prize this year.

By Eliza Smith | July 14, 2021

“It was sickening”: Read Chekhov’s withering review of his own first play’s opening night.

“It was sickening”: Read Chekhov’s withering review of his own first play’s opening night.

By Walker Caplan | July 14, 2021

Booksellers at Hong Kong’s book fair are being forced to self-censor their selections.

Booksellers at Hong Kong’s book fair are being forced to self-censor their selections.

By Walker Caplan | July 14, 2021

Read Cornel West’s scathing resignation letter to Harvard Divinity School.

Read Cornel West’s scathing resignation letter to Harvard Divinity School.

By Walker Caplan | July 14, 2021

A new biography of Leonard Cohen—in comic form—is coming this fall.

A new biography of Leonard Cohen—in comic form—is coming this fall.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 14, 2021

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Plot Is Just Music You Sing In Your Mind: How Popular Rock Songs Can Help Shape Your Novel

By Katie Crouch | July 14, 2021

Shirley Jackson on Navigating Literary Fame Alongside Financial Uncertainty

By Shirley Jackson | July 14, 2021

“The World Is Beautiful but You Are Not in It”

By Morgan Parker | July 14, 2021

Why Is Jerry Seinfeld One of the Most Successful Stand-Up Comedians of All Time?

Why Is Jerry Seinfeld One of the Most Successful Stand-Up Comedians of All Time?

David Steinberg on the Life and Times of an Iconic Entertainer

By David Steinberg | July 14, 2021

How Sicilians Are Mobilizing in Support of Migrants’ Rights

How Sicilians Are Mobilizing in Support of Migrants’ Rights

Jamie Mackay on the Island’s Diverse Present and Future

By Jamie Mackay | July 14, 2021

What Losing My Childhood Dog Taught Me About Grief and Companionship

What Losing My Childhood Dog Taught Me About Grief and Companionship

Chloe Shaw Tries to Answer One Question: “What is a Dog?”

By Chloe Shaw | July 14, 2021

Mary Gauthier on Songwriting as a Form of Healing

Mary Gauthier on Songwriting as a Form of Healing

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | July 14, 2021

On Makeup As a Tool for Queer Resistance

On Makeup As a Tool for Queer Resistance

Rae Nudson Considers the History of the Stonewall Raids and the Protests That Followed

By Rae Nudson | July 14, 2021

Alaska’s libraries are facing devastating funding cuts.

Alaska’s libraries are facing devastating funding cuts.

By Walker Caplan | July 13, 2021

A few takeaways from this list of the best-selling books of the year (so far).

A few takeaways from this list of the best-selling books of the year (so far).

By Walker Caplan | July 13, 2021

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