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The Associated Press is ending its regular book coverage.

The Associated Press is ending its regular book coverage.

By Brittany Allen | August 12, 2025

Ruled by Numbers: How Data Dominates Every Facet of Our Daily Lives

Ruled by Numbers: How Data Dominates Every Facet of Our Daily Lives

Noah Giansiracusa on the Processes That Quantify Our Existence and the Steps We Can Take to Reclaim Our Humanity

By Noah Giansiracusa | August 12, 2025

On “Mocha Dick,” the White Whale of the Pacific that Influenced Herman Melville

On “Mocha Dick,” the White Whale of the Pacific that Influenced Herman Melville

Tim Queeney Explores Ropemaking, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Jeremiah N. Reynolds’s Wild Tale

By Tim Queeney | August 12, 2025

Is It Time to Move On From Dr. Seuss?

Is It Time to Move On From Dr. Seuss?

Jess deCourcy Considers the Staying Power of Green Eggs and Ham

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | August 12, 2025

Constantine Cavafy: The Making of a Poet

Constantine Cavafy: The Making of a Poet

Gregory Jusdanis and Peter Jeffreys on the Artistic Journey of Modern Greek Literature’s Most Distinguished Poetic Voice

By Gregory Jusdanis and Peter Jeffreys | August 12, 2025

Tobias Wolff on Adrienne Salinger’s Iconic <em>Teenagers in Their Bedrooms</em> Thirty Years Later

Tobias Wolff on Adrienne Salinger’s Iconic Teenagers in Their Bedrooms Thirty Years Later

“The humanity of these young faces implies a depth of feeling and experience that their histories confirm.”

By Literary Hub | August 12, 2025

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Award-winning poet Alice Oswald was arrested for supporting Palestine Action.

By Dan Sheehan | August 11, 2025

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By James Folta | August 11, 2025

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By Dan Sheehan | August 11, 2025

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By Brittany Allen | August 11, 2025

The Value of Women’s Lives: How Abortion Bans Escalate Domestic Violence

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Kylie Cheung Explores the Life-Threatening Risks of Seeking an Abortion After the Overturn of Roe v. Wade

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The Murky Story of Our First Storytellers: On the Mysterious Evolution of Human Language

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Pregnancy Postponed: Chloé Caldwell on Trying (and Failing) to Conceive

Pregnancy Postponed: Chloé Caldwell on Trying (and Failing) to Conceive

“Anecdotally, it’s funny. In my reality, it’s a tragedy.”

By Chloé Caldwell | August 11, 2025

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Here's everything that made us happy <em> this </em> week.

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