The Car Culture That's Helping Destroy the Planet Was By No Means Inevitable

The Car Culture That's Helping Destroy the Planet Was By No Means Inevitable

On the Relentless Campaign to Force Americans to Accept the Automobile

By Jeff Sparrow | November 27, 2019

Where Have All the Sin-Eaters Gone? (We Could Use Some Right Now)

Where Have All the Sin-Eaters Gone? (We Could Use Some Right Now)

Thomas Lynch on Breaking Bread with the Dead, and Old Catholic Traditions

By Thomas Lynch | November 27, 2019

How to Throw a Shower for a Novel

How to Throw a Shower for a Novel

Caroline Louise Walker on Celebrating a Very Important New Arrival

By Caroline Louise Walker | November 27, 2019

Remember, Remember Where the Word 'Guy' Comes From

Remember, Remember Where the Word 'Guy' Comes From

Allan Metcalf on the Evolving Legacy of Guy Fawkes

By Allan Metcalf | November 27, 2019

The Outsize Impact of Textiles on World History

The Outsize Impact of Textiles on World History

Alanna Okun on Kassia St. Clair's History of Fabric

By Alanna Okun | November 27, 2019

Maaza Mengiste on Women Pushing to the Front Lines of Conflict

Maaza Mengiste on Women Pushing to the Front Lines of Conflict

The Shadow King Author
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By Reading Women | November 27, 2019

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Literary giant Edna O'Brien has won a £40,000 lifetime achievement award.

By Emily Temple | November 26, 2019

'Ok boomer' goes from meme to book fodder, and a generation sighs.

By Corinne Segal | November 26, 2019

Here are the 5 books you should read this week.

By Katie Yee | November 26, 2019

West Virginia prison system seeks to profit from inmates desire to read books.

West Virginia prison system seeks to profit from inmates desire to read books.

By Jonny Diamond | November 26, 2019

Here’s the 100 Best Books of the Year list you should care about.

Here’s the 100 Best Books of the Year list you should care about.

By Jonny Diamond | November 26, 2019

The Best Literary Adaptations to Stream Over Thanksgiving Break (Or Right Now)

The Best Literary Adaptations to Stream Over Thanksgiving Break (Or Right Now)

A Show For Whatever Mood You Find Yourself In

By Emily Temple | November 26, 2019

On Jay-Z, Rakim, and Black Mythmaking in America

On Jay-Z, Rakim, and Black Mythmaking in America

Two New Books That Trace Their Storytelling Legacies

By Tarisai Ngangura | November 26, 2019

Raising Kael: On Pauline Kael's Controversial Criticism of <em>Citizen Kane</em>

Raising Kael: On Pauline Kael's Controversial Criticism of Citizen Kane

Was Orson Welles's “Shallow Masterpiece” Just a Comic-Book Newspaper Comedy?

By Alan Jacobs | November 26, 2019

Sometimes You Have to Build the Book Cover in Your Living Room

Sometimes You Have to Build the Book Cover in Your Living Room

Nicole Caputo on Designing the Cover for Humiliation

By Nicole Caputo | November 26, 2019

How William Monroe Trotter Mobilized Black Americans Across Class Lines

How William Monroe Trotter Mobilized Black Americans Across Class Lines

Kerri K. Greenidge on the Lasting Effects of 1902's Crumpacker Rally

By Kerri K Greenidge | November 26, 2019

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