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The Case for Teaching Depressing Books

The Case for Teaching Depressing Books

Sahar Mustafah on the Literature of Empathy and Action

By Sahar Mustafah | April 7, 2020

Falling in Love With (and In) the Library

Falling in Love With (and In) the Library

Sara Martin on Discovering the Philadelphia Free Library's Digital Resources... From the Inside

By Sara Martin | April 7, 2020

The Best Political Putdowns Ever Captured on Video

The Best Political Putdowns Ever Captured on Video

Chris Lamb's Favorite Comebacks from the YouTube Era

By Chris Lamb | April 7, 2020

Ta-Nehisi Coates: On the Privilege of Knowing David Carr

Ta-Nehisi Coates: On the Privilege of Knowing David Carr

"This man was rare. I knew it."

By Ta-Nehisi Coates | April 7, 2020

Sheltering: Victoria James Uses Her Voice as a Defense Weapon

Sheltering: Victoria James Uses Her Voice as a Defense Weapon

The Author of Wine Girl Talks to Maris Kreizman
(feat. Rocko, the Dog!)

By The Virtual Book Channel | April 6, 2020

And the winner of the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is...

And the winner of the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is...

By Katie Yee | April 6, 2020

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Libro.fm is hiring 10 booksellers laid off due to the coronavirus crisis.

By Dan Sheehan | April 6, 2020

James Patterson's old book commercials are pure comic genius.

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2020

Here are the reality shows on which beloved literary characters would star.

By Jessie Gaynor | April 6, 2020

A Pandemic is Not a War (and Other Consequences of Male Inferiority)

A Pandemic is Not a War (and Other Consequences of Male Inferiority)

Nathaniel Popkin on the Sad and Stupid Men Who're Making Things Worse

By Nathaniel Popkin | April 6, 2020

André Aciman: Who Will We Be This Time Next Year?

André Aciman: Who Will We Be This Time Next Year?

On Pandemic Times and the Life to Come

By André Aciman | April 6, 2020

The Last Train Trip Before Everything Changed

The Last Train Trip Before Everything Changed

Lauren Markham on Solitude, Snow, and Finding Reasons to Write

By Lauren Markham | April 6, 2020

Letting Birdsong Fill This New Pandemic Silence

Letting Birdsong Fill This New Pandemic Silence

Shobha Rao on the Quiet Spaces of Our New Reality

By Shobha Rao | April 6, 2020

An Exhibition on Gabriel García Márquez's Long Road to Becoming a Writer

An Exhibition on Gabriel García Márquez's Long Road to Becoming a Writer

Lance Richardson on The Making of a Global Writer

By Lance Richardson | April 6, 2020

Meet Nancy Wake, the Most Incredible Woman You’ve Never Heard Of

Meet Nancy Wake, the Most Incredible Woman You’ve Never Heard Of

Erased from History Even as She Wrote It

By Ariel Lawhon | April 6, 2020

Helen Hamilton Gardener's Fight Against Sexist Science

Helen Hamilton Gardener's Fight Against Sexist Science

Darwinism, Misogyny, and Education in the 19th Century

By Kimberly A. Hamlin | April 6, 2020

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