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

#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

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

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Letter from Minneapolis: Why the Rebellion Had to Begin Here

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The Latest Incarnation of Shirley Jackson on the Big Screen is Basically Fan Fiction

By Emily Temple | June 8, 2020

How Women Are Changing the Face of African Publishing

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Emeka Joseph Nwankwo on Female-Led Presses and Festivals

By Emeka Joseph Nwankwo | June 8, 2020

The Making of an Indigenous Land Activist

The Making of an Indigenous Land Activist

Nina Lakhani on the Late Berta Cáceres

By Nina Lakhani | June 8, 2020

A Brief Feminist History of Bike-Riding

A Brief Feminist History of Bike-Riding

Hannah Ross Finds No Evidence of a Fish Ever Needing a Bicycle

By Hannah Ross | June 8, 2020

The Costs—and Rewards—of a Treacherous Search for Asylum

The Costs—and Rewards—of a Treacherous Search for Asylum

Joe Meno Talks to Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal

By Joe Meno | June 8, 2020

The Journey is the Plot: A Reading List for Traveling Beyond the Home

The Journey is the Plot: A Reading List for Traveling Beyond the Home

Mary Morris on Thomas Mann, Willa Cather, and More

By Mary Morris | June 8, 2020

Five years before the protests, Tracy K. Smith and Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke about art and politics.

Five years before the protests, Tracy K. Smith and Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke about art and politics.

By Aaron Robertson | June 5, 2020

Independent bookstore owner invests in online bookstore famous for destroying independent bookstores.

Independent bookstore owner invests in online bookstore famous for destroying independent bookstores.

By Jonny Diamond | June 5, 2020

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