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15 new books coming out today.

15 new books coming out today.

By Katie Yee | June 9, 2020

Letter From Oakland: Black Motherhood in Sleepless Times

Letter From Oakland: Black Motherhood in Sleepless Times

Idrissa Simmonds-Nastili: "Being a black mother is its own form of activism."

By Idrissa Simmonds-Nastili | June 9, 2020

Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II on the Politics of Rejecting<br> the Poor

Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II on the Politics of Rejecting
the Poor

"We live with the nightmares."

By Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II | June 9, 2020

The Function of Shame<br> in Literature

The Function of Shame
in Literature

Marina Endicott on the Forced Schooling of Indigenous Canadians

By Marina Endicott | June 9, 2020

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

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

Featuring Megha Majumdar, Katherine Hill, Robin Wasserman,
and More

By Teddy Wayne | June 9, 2020

From One Tree, Many: On the Ancient Art of Coppicing

From One Tree, Many: On the Ancient Art of Coppicing

William Bryant Logan on What We Can Learn From Old Ways

By William Bryant Logan | June 9, 2020

Best Reviewed
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Writing Across Time and Queer Generations

By Literary Hub | June 9, 2020

Lessons for 2020 From the Films of Studio Ghibli

By Susan Napier | June 9, 2020

#PublishingPaidMe reveals stark disparities between payment of white writers and writers of color.

By Jonny Diamond | June 8, 2020

Here's the shortlist for the £30,000 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award.

Here's the shortlist for the £30,000 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award.

By Katie Yee | June 8, 2020

WATCH: A call for action from Arundhati Roy: “We need a reckoning.”

WATCH: A call for action from Arundhati Roy: “We need a reckoning.”

"We cannot return to this horrifying injustice we call business as usual.”

By Jonny Diamond | June 8, 2020

Book workers are striking today in a day of solidarity against racist violence and discrimination.

Book workers are striking today in a day of solidarity against racist violence and discrimination.

By Corinne Segal | June 8, 2020

Indie bookstore Tattered Cover thinks speaking out is

Indie bookstore Tattered Cover thinks speaking out is "a slippery slope." Twitter does not agree.

By Emily Temple | June 8, 2020

Danez Smith, Ocean Vuong, and more demand that the Poetry Foundation do more to support Black poets.

Danez Smith, Ocean Vuong, and more demand that the Poetry Foundation do more to support Black poets.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 8, 2020

Passion and Patience: On the Timeless Virtues of Marguerite Yourcenar's Hadrian

Passion and Patience: On the Timeless Virtues of Marguerite Yourcenar's Hadrian

Dave Lucas Reads Memoirs of Hadrian in Lockdown

By Dave Lucas | June 8, 2020

Letter from Minneapolis: Why the Rebellion Had to Begin Here

Letter from Minneapolis: Why the Rebellion Had to Begin Here

Su Hwang on Generations of Activism Standing in Opposition to Racism

By Su Hwang | June 8, 2020

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