On the Behavioral Economy of the Book World

On the Behavioral Economy of the Book World

Robert Frank Shines a Light on the Winner-Take-All Approach

By Robert Frank | March 30, 2021

Melissa Febos on the Uses of the Word “Slut”

Melissa Febos on the Uses of the Word “Slut”

“Oh, was I ever a messy child. A real slut in the making.”

By Melissa Febos | March 30, 2021

The Virtue of Lying? Unmasking the Truth About the Rwandan Genocide

The Virtue of Lying? Unmasking the Truth About the Rwandan Genocide

Michela Wrong on Obfuscation and the Impact of Polarizing Narratives

By Michela Wrong | March 30, 2021

What It Means to Choose Whiteness

What It Means to Choose Whiteness

Marcos Gonsalez on Racism, Violence, and Innocence

By Marcos Gonsalez | March 30, 2021

On Genocide in Myanmar and the <br>Loss of Rohingya Foodways

On Genocide in Myanmar and the
Loss of Rohingya Foodways

Michael Shaikh: How a Culture Gets Erased

By Michael Shaikh | March 29, 2021

A Novel Life: On the Literary and Political Legacy of<br> Edward Said

A Novel Life: On the Literary and Political Legacy of
Edward Said

Timothy Brennan: “He was never much drawn to academic fashions.”

By Timothy Brennan | March 29, 2021

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How Ramona Quimby Taught a Generation of Girls to Embrace Brashness

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Dear Amazon: Why can’t we sell our ebook on your platform?

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Muslim America is Not a Monolith

By Asma T. Uddin | March 26, 2021

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By Corinne Segal | March 25, 2021

Telling Tales of Climate Collapse: Novelists Weigh In

Telling Tales of Climate Collapse: Novelists Weigh In

Part Two of Amy Brady’s Conversation with Pitchaya Sudbanthad, Madeleine Watts,
Diane Wilson, and More

By Amy Brady | March 25, 2021

How the US Government Created an (Almost) Exclusively White Middle Class

How the US Government Created an (Almost) Exclusively White Middle Class

Dorothy A. Brown Considers the Long History of Racism in the US Taxation System

By Dorothy A. Brown | March 25, 2021

The Wild and Elemental City: Finding Life in Pandemic<br> New York

The Wild and Elemental City: Finding Life in Pandemic
New York

Megan Fernandes: “What counts as ‘natural’ says more about who counts as human.”

By Megan Fernandes | March 25, 2021

Cancellation or Consequences? Meredith Talusan and Matt Gallagher on Accountability in Literature

Cancellation or Consequences? Meredith Talusan and Matt Gallagher on Accountability in Literature

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 25, 2021

What Is it About America That Generates So Much Anti-Immigrant Vitriol?

What Is it About America That Generates So Much Anti-Immigrant Vitriol?

Roya Hakakian in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 25, 2021

How Contemporary Novelists Are Confronting Climate Collapse in Fiction

How Contemporary Novelists Are Confronting Climate Collapse in Fiction

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John Lanchester, Omar El Akkad, and More

By Amy Brady | March 24, 2021

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