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Here's the shortlist for the $50,000 Joyce Carol Oates Prize.

Here's the shortlist for the $50,000 Joyce Carol Oates Prize.

By Katie Yee | March 5, 2020

Oprah's Book Club drops <em>My Dark Vanessa</em> as a pick because of Twitter controversy.

Oprah's Book Club drops My Dark Vanessa as a pick because of Twitter controversy.

By Jessie Gaynor | March 5, 2020

Eating Across America's Fast Food Chains in Verse

Eating Across America's Fast Food Chains in Verse

Poet Danny Caine's Odes to Olive Garden, Popeye's, and More

By Danny Caine and Tara Wray | March 5, 2020

What's the Point of Plants that Make Us Feel High?

What's the Point of Plants that Make Us Feel High?

Philosophers and Scientists (and Stoners) Have
Long Confronted the Question

By David Schneider | March 5, 2020

Frida Kahlo Was a Captivating Subject for Photographers

Frida Kahlo Was a Captivating Subject for Photographers

The Artist Took Photography as Seriously as Painting

By Celia Stahr | March 5, 2020

Writing and Confronting Terror in the Form of a Color

Writing and Confronting Terror in the Form of a Color

Theodore Wheeler's Notes on Blue

By Theodore Wheeler | March 5, 2020

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Inside a Progressive Hotbed in Early 20th-Century New York

By Adam Hochschild | March 5, 2020

A new book reveals the odd fate of Trump's "glowing orb."

By Aaron Robertson | March 4, 2020

Charles Dickens really, really hated his fanboy Hans Christian Andersen.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 4, 2020

The trailer for a documentary about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library will bring joy to your 9 to 5.

The trailer for a documentary about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library will bring joy to your 9 to 5.

By Jessie Gaynor | March 4, 2020

Simon & Schuster is for sale because it is not videos.

Simon & Schuster is for sale because it is not videos.

By Corinne Segal | March 4, 2020

Sales of plague-themed literature on the rise in Italy. Is America next?

Sales of plague-themed literature on the rise in Italy. Is America next?

By Jonny Diamond | March 4, 2020

Re-read the three-peat: Scottie Pippen is writing a memoir.

Re-read the three-peat: Scottie Pippen is writing a memoir.

By Dan Sheehan | March 4, 2020

Next summer, Celeste Ng will fund two publishing interns from diverse backgrounds.

Next summer, Celeste Ng will fund two publishing interns from diverse backgrounds.

By Corinne Segal | March 4, 2020

Ronan Farrow calls Hachette

Ronan Farrow calls Hachette "wildy unprofessional" for acquiring Woody Allen's book.

By Emily Temple | March 4, 2020

On the Reverie and Detachment of the American Road Trip

On the Reverie and Detachment of the American Road Trip

"Mechanical travel blunts our sense of the world."

By David Farrier | March 4, 2020

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