From Community Organizer to Novelist: Alejandro Heredia Finds a Balance Between Art and Activism

From Community Organizer to Novelist: Alejandro Heredia Finds a Balance Between Art and Activism

“Fiction offers us a way of looking at people’s interior and interconnected lives that... holds space for contradiction.”

By Alejandro Heredia | February 12, 2025

Late capitalism got you down? Join this (free!) Fredric Jameson study group.

Late capitalism got you down? Join this (free!) Fredric Jameson study group.

Care of our friends at Verso Books.

By Brittany Allen | February 11, 2025

How the Horrors of the 20th Century Shaped the Ongoing Moral Catastrophe in Gaza

How the Horrors of the 20th Century Shaped the Ongoing Moral Catastrophe in Gaza

Pankaj Mishra on Nationalism, Modernity and How We Can Best Confront Contemporary Atrocity

By Pankaj Mishra | February 11, 2025

Mohammed El-Kurd on the Complexities of Victimhood, Resilience, and Portraying Palestinian Genocide

Mohammed El-Kurd on the Complexities of Victimhood, Resilience, and Portraying Palestinian Genocide

Hanna Phifer in Conversation with the Author of “Perfect Victims”

By Hanna Phifer | February 11, 2025

Truth and Reconciliation: <br>Ten Books That Explore South Africa’s Identity

Truth and Reconciliation:
Ten Books That Explore South Africa’s Identity

Lauren Francis-Sharma Recommends Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, J. M. Coetzee, Mohale Mashigo, and More

By Lauren Francis-Sharma | February 11, 2025

Gird your loins. We're about to get a lot of really bad, state-sponsored art.

Gird your loins. We're about to get a lot of really bad, state-sponsored art.

By Brittany Allen | February 10, 2025

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Israeli police raided Palestinian-owned bookstores in Jerusalem and arrested the owners.

By James Folta | February 10, 2025

What to read if you're finally ready to loud quit your job.

By Brittany Allen | February 10, 2025

Invitation to a Die-In: Reflections on the MLA Walk Out for Palestine

By Hannah Manshel | February 10, 2025

The first issue of Reader’s Digest from 1922 is both shocking and relevant.

The first issue of Reader’s Digest from 1922 is both shocking and relevant.

By James Folta | February 7, 2025

How librarians saved the day in World War II.

How librarians saved the day in World War II.

Move over, Moneypenny. The first spies were nerds.

By Brittany Allen | February 6, 2025

For Andreas Malm, the Destruction of Gaza Runs Parallel to the Destruction of the Planet

For Andreas Malm, the Destruction of Gaza Runs Parallel to the Destruction of the Planet

“This is the end of the world that never ends.”

By Andreas Malm | February 6, 2025

Libraries are already contending with crappy, AI-generated books.

Libraries are already contending with crappy, AI-generated books.

By James Folta | February 5, 2025

The Making of an Anti-Woke Zealot: How Elon Musk Was Infected with the MAGA Mind-Virus

The Making of an Anti-Woke Zealot: How Elon Musk Was Infected with the MAGA Mind-Virus

Eoin Higgins on the Paranoid Billionaire’s Rightward Swing

By Eoin Higgins | February 5, 2025

What Publishing Can Do About Trump: Preserve the Independence of Our Bookstores and Libraries

What Publishing Can Do About Trump: Preserve the Independence of Our Bookstores and Libraries

“A just world starves fascism of the nutrients it needs to thrive.”

By Josh Cook | February 4, 2025

Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

Alex Rollins Berg on Paul Schrader’s Auteur-to-Edge Lord Trajectory

By Alex Rollins Berg | February 3, 2025

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