On the Long Tradition of the Imitative Performance of Blackness

On the Long Tradition of the Imitative Performance of Blackness

Ayanna Thompson Considers the History of Minstrelsy, Racial Tropes, and the White Gaze

By Ayanna Thompson | April 12, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 12th to April 16th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 12th to April 16th

Featuring Maaza Mengiste, Namwali Serpell, Kaitlyn Greenidge,
and More 

By Rasheeda Saka | April 12, 2021

How Nellie Y. McKay Forged a Path for the Study of African American Literature

How Nellie Y. McKay Forged a Path for the Study of African American Literature

Shanna Greene Benjamin on the Broader Narrative of
Black Women’s Intellectualism

By Shanna Greene Benjamin | April 12, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | April 9, 2021

Look inside the only surviving copy of Joseph Pulitzer’s secret code book.

Look inside the only surviving copy of Joseph Pulitzer’s secret code book.

By Walker Caplan | April 9, 2021

Time to rewatch this iconic performance of <em>Where the Wild Things Are</em>.

Time to rewatch this iconic performance of Where the Wild Things Are.

By Dan Sheehan | April 9, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Whistler
  • Land
  • The Dog's Gaze: A Visual History
  • 1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
  • Drayton and MacKenzie
  • The Long Revolution: Creating a United States After 1776

"Nobody ever made fun of him, but I did." Orson Welles on his friendship with Hemingway.

By Emily Temple | April 9, 2021

Here's the shortlist for NYPL's 2021 Young Lions Fiction award.

By Emily Temple | April 9, 2021

On Great Literary Loves and the Joyous, Complicated Brilliance of Walt Whitman

By Mark Edmundson | April 9, 2021

How to Raise Your Children on the History of Protest

How to Raise Your Children on the History of Protest

From Nate Powell’s Graphic Novel, Save It For Later

By Nate Powell | April 9, 2021

Searching for Three Generations of Secrets at a French Chateau

Searching for Three Generations of Secrets at a French Chateau

Stephanie Dray on the Historical Mysteries of the
Chateau de Chavaniac

By Stephanie Dray | April 9, 2021

On Dealing with Literary Rejection: The Importance of Letting Go and Moving On

On Dealing with Literary Rejection: The Importance of Letting Go and Moving On

Jessica Bacal Considers How Writers and Artists Deal
with Hearing “No”

By Jessica Bacal | April 9, 2021

How Dorothea Nutzhorn Chased the Promise of Possibility and Became Dorothea Lange

How Dorothea Nutzhorn Chased the Promise of Possibility and Became Dorothea Lange

Jasmin Darznik on the Beginnings of a Legendary Photographer

By Jasmin Darznik | April 9, 2021

On the Necessary (and Inevitable) Rise of the Nature Memoir: A Reading List

On the Necessary (and Inevitable) Rise of the Nature Memoir: A Reading List

Raynor Winn Recommends the Books That Reignited Her
Connection to the Wild

By Raynor Winn | April 9, 2021

Why Targeted Ads Are a Disaster for Democracy

Why Targeted Ads Are a Disaster for Democracy

Carissa Véliz on Big Data and the Consequences of the
Erosion of Our Privacy

By Carissa Véliz | April 9, 2021

A Secret, Symbolic History of Pomegranates

A Secret, Symbolic History of Pomegranates

Kate Lebo: “Cracking one open feels like lifting
the lid on a jewelry box.”

By Kate Lebo | April 9, 2021

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