Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo on tearing down the statues of slavers.

Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo on tearing down the statues of slavers.

By Dan Sheehan | June 16, 2020

Defenders of a George Eliot statue had no idea what they were doing and I'm here for it.

Defenders of a George Eliot statue had no idea what they were doing and I'm here for it.

By Aaron Robertson | June 16, 2020

Viet Thanh Nguyen is live-tweeting Spike Lee's new movie today.

Viet Thanh Nguyen is live-tweeting Spike Lee's new movie today.

By Aaron Robertson | June 16, 2020

Kazuo Ishiguro's next novel, <em>Klara and the Sun</em>, is coming in March.

Kazuo Ishiguro's next novel, Klara and the Sun, is coming in March.

By Emily Temple | June 16, 2020

Letter From Houston: Let These Protests Bring Light to America

Letter From Houston: Let These Protests Bring Light to America

Daniel Peña on Black and Brown Voices of Hope

By Daniel Peña | June 16, 2020

Taking Lessons in Solitude from French Cinema

Taking Lessons in Solitude from French Cinema

Sanaë Lemoine on Finding Freedom in Isolation

By Sanaë Lemoine | June 16, 2020

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There are ballads, spiritual quests, and other treasures in Nick Cave's favorite books.

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Gore Vidal mastered the art of the burn.

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When Scientific Data Shapes Climate Literature

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Searching for Meaning in Times of Despair: A Reading List

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The Decade From Hell (No, Not This One)

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Is <em>Ball Four</em> the Greatest Baseball Memoir Ever Written?

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Willie Perdomo on Poetry as a Decolonial Practice

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