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In Memoriam: Binyavanga Wainaina

In Memoriam: Binyavanga Wainaina

Tributes from Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Aminatta Forna, Malaika Adero, and Others

By Literary Hub | May 24, 2019

Billy Kahora on Binyavanga Wainaina's Groundbreaking Work

Billy Kahora on Binyavanga Wainaina's Groundbreaking Work

"Nothing was impossible for a writer like him."

By Billy Kahora | May 24, 2019

On Cora Crane and the Literary Women Who Prop Up Literary Men

On Cora Crane and the Literary Women Who Prop Up Literary Men

In Celebration of a Writer, Bill-Payer, and Bordello Owner

By Jaime Fuller | May 24, 2019

Who Were the Geniuses Who First Domesticated the Wild Honey Bee?

Who Were the Geniuses Who First Domesticated the Wild Honey Bee?

Large Baskets and a Whiff of Smoke Went a Long Way

By Thomas D. Seeley | May 24, 2019

Happy birthday words, happy birthday nouns, happy birthday Margaret Wise Brown!

Happy birthday words, happy birthday nouns, happy birthday Margaret Wise Brown!

By Katie Yee | May 23, 2019

Sharing stories of writer Judith Kerr's kindness, energy, and love for cats.

Sharing stories of writer Judith Kerr's kindness, energy, and love for cats.

By Corinne Segal | May 23, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Big Kiss, Bye-Bye
  • Bad Bad Girl
  • The Ten Year Affair
  • Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
  • Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

It's been a gratifying journey for Jokha Alharthi and Marilyn Booth, Man Booker International Prize winners.

By Aaron Robertson | May 23, 2019

What Happens When You Pose as Susan Sontag on Twitter?

By Rebecca Brill | May 23, 2019

20 Ways to Be a Great Literary Citizen, According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

By Adam Ehrlich Sachs | May 23, 2019

Real or Fake? Stuck in the Glitching Reality of Contemporary America

Real or Fake? Stuck in the Glitching Reality of Contemporary America

Laurence Scott on Orrin Hatch's Glasses
(and the Philosophical Problem of the Real)

By Laurence Scott | May 23, 2019

Kevin Powers on an Unsung Classic of American <br>Nature Writing

Kevin Powers on an Unsung Classic of American
Nature Writing

Why John Graves’ Goodbye to a River Deserves an
Audience Beyond Its Texan Landscapes

By Kevin Powers | May 23, 2019

As a Teacher of Gothic Lit, I Should Have Known Better Than to Move into a Haunted House

As a Teacher of Gothic Lit, I Should Have Known Better Than to Move into a Haunted House

Emily Waples: A Fable of Modern-Day Homeownership

By Emily Waples | May 23, 2019

Binyavanga Wainaina on His Childhood in the Infancy of the Kenyan Republic

Binyavanga Wainaina on His Childhood in the Infancy of the Kenyan Republic

From the Memoir of the Writer and Activist, Who Died this Week

By Binyavanga Wainaina | May 23, 2019

On Fact, Fiction, and Translating Lena Andersson

On Fact, Fiction, and Translating Lena Andersson

Saskia Vogel Profiles the Author of Acts of Infidelity

By Saskia Vogel | May 23, 2019

Marie Kondo is writing another book for you to throw out.

Marie Kondo is writing another book for you to throw out.

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2019

Hilary Mantel's final Thomas Cromwell novel finally has a pub date.

Hilary Mantel's final Thomas Cromwell novel finally has a pub date.

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2019

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