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On the Origins of White Europeans’ Bigoted Fascination with Skin Color and Racial Hierarchy

On the Origins of White Europeans’ Bigoted Fascination with Skin Color and Racial Hierarchy

Olivette Otele Considers the Historical Representation of Black People in Art and Fiction

By Olivette Otele | May 19, 2021

Do Our Minds Have Immune Systems to Protect Us from Infectious Ideas?

Do Our Minds Have Immune Systems to Protect Us from Infectious Ideas?

Andy Norman in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 19, 2021

5 Books in Translation You May Have Missed in April

5 Books in Translation You May Have Missed in April

Bethanne Patrick Recommends Bruno Lloret, Eva Meijer, and More

By Bethanne Patrick | May 19, 2021

Here's a running list of bookstores that have unionized.

Here's a running list of bookstores that have unionized.

By Corinne Segal | May 18, 2021

Booksellers at Skylight Books have unionized.

Booksellers at Skylight Books have unionized.

By Walker Caplan | May 18, 2021

Turns out Isaac Asimov, father of robotics, was also the father of 100 “lecherous limericks.”

Turns out Isaac Asimov, father of robotics, was also the father of 100 “lecherous limericks.”

By Walker Caplan | May 18, 2021

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Would you let a random group of strangers on the Internet plot your next novel?

By Jonny Diamond | May 18, 2021

Jhumpa Lahiri is working on a new translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

By Walker Caplan | May 18, 2021

Announcing the second season of FUSE: A BOMB Podcast.

By Walker Caplan | May 18, 2021

On the Ones We Leave Behind: God and Ghosts at the Wisconsin State Fair

On the Ones We Leave Behind: God and Ghosts at the Wisconsin State Fair

“Why can’t I go a week without wondering what she might have made of the person I’ve become?”

By Barrett Swanson | May 18, 2021

“All He Wanted From Us Was Truth.” Remembering Stephen Dixon

“All He Wanted From Us Was Truth.” Remembering Stephen Dixon

Courtney Zoffness on Finding Authenticity in a Great Writer and Professor

By Courtney Zoffness | May 18, 2021

How to Be Cool: On the Societal Expectations Placed on Black Boys vs. White Boys

How to Be Cool: On the Societal Expectations Placed on Black Boys vs. White Boys

Brian Broome Considers the One-Two Punch of Gender and Racial Identity

By Brian Broome | May 18, 2021

Lilly Dancyger on the Physical and Emotional Tolls of Writing Memoir

Lilly Dancyger on the Physical and Emotional Tolls of Writing Memoir

The Author of Negative Space Talks to Sari Botton

By The Virtual Book Channel | May 18, 2021

The Necessity (and Inadequacy) of Trans Self-Acceptance Narratives

The Necessity (and Inadequacy) of Trans Self-Acceptance Narratives

Isle McElroy on Torrey Peters, Veronica Esposito, and the Divide Between Being and Doing Trans

By Isle McElroy | May 18, 2021

On the Small Family Firm Responsible for So Much American Economic Power

On the Small Family Firm Responsible for So Much American Economic Power

Zachary Karabell Traces the History of Brown Brothers Harriman

By Zachary Karabell | May 18, 2021

Virginie Despentes on Continuing the Feminist Revolution

Virginie Despentes on Continuing the Feminist Revolution

“The weaker sex—that’s always been a joke.”

By Virginie Despentes | May 18, 2021

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