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Librarians won big at the 2026 Emmys.
By
Brittany Allen
| September 16, 2026
Attention LBJ nerds: Robert Caro is posting book updates on Instagram.
By
James Folta
| September 16, 2026
How an Egyptian Prison Poem Came to Structure My Memoir
Abdelrahman ElGendy on the Way Language Can Build a Relationship Between Author and Reader
By
Abdelrahman ElGendy
| September 16, 2026
Anna Holmes on Why “No” Is the Most Powerful Word a Woman Can Say Today
“For women ‘no’ can be a declaration of war, a call to arms, a rejection of the very traits that society deems most valuable.”
By
Anna Holmes
| September 16, 2026
In Prison, White Supremacist Literature Is Required Reading
“White supremacy welcomed his rage, and that made it irresistible.”
By
Joseph Margulies
| September 16, 2026
What Fascination With UFOs Reveals About Conspiratorial Thinking in America
Adam Kirsch Explores the Intersection of Belief in Aliens and Lack of Trust in Institutions and Experts
By
Adam Kirsch
| September 16, 2026
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
On Falling Out of Love With Moscow
By
Svetlana Satchkova
| September 15, 2026
On the Orientalism and Imperial Gaze of Western Horror Films
By
Youssef Rakha
| September 15, 2026
The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees
By
Steven W. Thrasher
| September 11, 2026
On the Existential Threat of Palestinian Kites to Colonial Power
Ahmad Ibsais on the Children Who Imagine a Sky Beyond Israeli Rule
By
Ahmad Ibsais
| September 11, 2026
121 years ago, Russian printers went on strike over commas.
By
James Folta
| September 10, 2026
Neither Bone Nor Stone: Why the US Constitution Was Meant to be Amended
From Jill Lepore’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted
We the People
By
Jill Lepore
| September 10, 2026
Here’s the Cover For
American Occupation
, a Powerful Document of Minnesota’s Resistance to ICE
Featuring Contributions From Charles Baxter, Nick Estes,
V.V. Ganeshananthan, Siri Hustvedt, Michael Kleber-Diggs, David Mura, Bao Phi, Marcie Rendon, Michael Torres, Sean Sherman, Diane Wilson, Kao Kalia Yang, and More
By
Jonny Diamond
| September 10, 2026
This week’s news in Venn diagrams.
By
James Folta
| September 4, 2026
How Fordism and Fascism Gave Birth to Modern Car Culture
The Zetkin Collective Explores the Intersections of Economic Practice and Authoritarianism in the 20th Century
By
The Zetkin Collective
| September 4, 2026
How the Fanatical Legion of Mary Secreted Young Girls Away to Toil in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries
From Louise Brangan's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted
The Fallen: The Lost Girls of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and a Legacy of Silence
By
Louise Brangan
| September 4, 2026
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Welcome to The Wiregrass, Where Corruption Is Rampant, Contradictions Abound, and Cynicism Reigns Supreme
October 1, 2026
by
Matt Kessler
Two Generations, One Shared Experience: On Incarceration, Redemption, and Family Love
October 1, 2026
by
Dr. Tonesa Welch and H. Corey Mills
Dan Warner on A.I., Life as Data, and Depicting Emerging Technologies in Fiction
October 1, 2026
by
Dan Warner
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
"The plot here like the plots in the previous three Mandel novels I've read is…"