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What a Woman Must Do to Become King

What a Woman Must Do to Become King

On the Rise of Neferusobek, Egypt's First Female Ruler

By Kara Cooney | November 8, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Sarah Smarsh

Meet National Book Award Finalist Sarah Smarsh

The Author of Heartland on the Upside of Writer's Block

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Adam Winkler

Meet National Book Award Finalist Adam Winkler

The Author of We the Corporations on Bill Bryson, Israel Horovitz, and the Supreme Court

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2018

Rare Booksellers Rallied Against An Amazon-Owned Company and Won

Rare Booksellers Rallied Against An Amazon-Owned Company and Won

What Inspired an Unprecedented Protest from Book Dealers Around the World?

By Corinne Segal | November 7, 2018

What Happens When You

What Happens When You "Accidentally" Destroy a Library Book?

Please Don't Use Pizza as a Bookmark. That's Bad.

By Kristen Arnett | November 7, 2018

Silicon Valley's Radical New Idea: Treat Employees Well

Silicon Valley's Radical New Idea: Treat Employees Well

How Did It Become Novel to Care About Workers?

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Eula Biss: Grappling with Whiteness in Two Iowa Towns

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English Tourists in Italy Have Been Complaining for 300 Years

English Tourists in Italy Have Been Complaining for 300 Years

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Nuar Alsadir: The Craft of Writing Empathy

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Meet National Book Award Finalist Justin Phillip Reed

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The Author of Indecency on What Compels Him

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How to Capture Alternating Plot Lines on a Book Cover

Donna Cheng on Designing for Carola Lovering's Tell Me Lies

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They Don't Kill Us Because of How We Pray

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