Update: NYC public libraries are suspending all programs and closing to the public through March.

Update: NYC public libraries are suspending all programs and closing to the public through March.

By Emily Temple | March 12, 2020

The Storykiller and His Sentence: Rebecca Solnit on Harvey Weinstein

The Storykiller and His Sentence: Rebecca Solnit on Harvey Weinstein

“To be a woman is to be forever vigilant against violence.”

By Rebecca Solnit | March 12, 2020

<em>Americanah</em> producer wins screen rights to <em>Girl, Woman, Other</em>.

Americanah producer wins screen rights to Girl, Woman, Other.

By Dan Sheehan | March 12, 2020

Raymond Chandler originally wanted Cary Grant to Play Philip Marlowe.

Raymond Chandler originally wanted Cary Grant to Play Philip Marlowe.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 12, 2020

Coronavirus Has Ground Chinese Publishing to a Halt

Coronavirus Has Ground Chinese Publishing to a Halt

Na Zhong on What is Slowly Killing Publishing in China—And Made Existing Problems Worse

By Na Zhong | March 12, 2020

Rebecca Solnit on the Intersection of Activism and Writing

Rebecca Solnit on the Intersection of Activism and Writing

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 12, 2020

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Shakespeare and the Culture Wars: On the Movement for Color-Blind Casting

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The Imperfect Picture That Transformed 20th-Century Photography

By Jim Lewis | March 12, 2020

Race and Spectacle in the Circuses of Gilded Age America

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The Political and Narrative War for the Iranian Dead

The Political and Narrative War for the Iranian Dead

Poupeh Missaghi on a Decade of Protest and Censorship

By Poupeh Missaghi | March 12, 2020

Inside the Insular, Independent World of Nordic Restaurant Kitchens

Inside the Insular, Independent World of Nordic Restaurant Kitchens

Andreas Liebe Delsett's Dispatches From the Back of the House

By Andreas Liebe Delsett | March 12, 2020

What the Literary World Gets Wrong About Accessibility

What the Literary World Gets Wrong About Accessibility

The Inaccessible Forest: Amanda Leduc on Writing a Book About Fairy Tales

By Amanda Leduc | March 12, 2020

Trump Threatened Iranian Cultural Sites. This Is What They Look Like.

Trump Threatened Iranian Cultural Sites. This Is What They Look Like.

Terence Ward on Iran's Stunning UNESCO Heritage Locations

By Terence Ward | March 12, 2020

This 1940s Dutch children's book depicts Hitler as a bug who eventually gets eaten.

This 1940s Dutch children's book depicts Hitler as a bug who eventually gets eaten.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 11, 2020

The cutest feud on Twitter is between a parks department and library in Colorado.

The cutest feud on Twitter is between a parks department and library in Colorado.

By Corinne Segal | March 11, 2020

Got $200k to spare? Why not bid on this miniature, handwritten Harry Potter book?

Got $200k to spare? Why not bid on this miniature, handwritten Harry Potter book?

By Dan Sheehan | March 11, 2020

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