An Indian Journalist on the Hit List: Investigating the Shocking Assassination of Gauri Lankesh

An Indian Journalist on the Hit List: Investigating the Shocking Assassination of Gauri Lankesh

Rollo Romig on Bangalore, Spiritually Sanctioned Murder, and the Self-Delusions of India's Police Force

By Rollo Romig | August 9, 2024

When the Best Possible Story is Right Outside Your Door

When the Best Possible Story is Right Outside Your Door

Nathan Deuel on (Trying) to Teach Travel Writing in the Middle of the UCLA Student Protests

By Nathan Deuel | August 9, 2024

“Black Infiltrators.” On the Systematic Abuse of African Refugees in Israel

“Black Infiltrators.” On the Systematic Abuse of African Refugees in Israel

Sylvain Cypel Considers the Emergence of Anti-Blackness as a Powerful Motivator in Israeli Society

By Sylvain Cypel | August 9, 2024

Remembering the Jasmine of Ramallah; Or, How to Write to the Heart of the Matter in a Broken World

Remembering the Jasmine of Ramallah; Or, How to Write to the Heart of the Matter in a Broken World

Ben Ehrenreich on the Impossibility of Narrative Containment

By Ben Ehrenreich | August 8, 2024

This veep likes books! Governor Tim Walz put a Little Free Library in the Minnesota capitol.

This veep likes books! Governor Tim Walz put a Little Free Library in the Minnesota capitol.

By Brittany Allen | August 7, 2024

Making Space for Palestinian Happiness

Making Space for Palestinian Happiness

Nabil Echchaibi on Finding Joy Amidst the Crush of Occupation

By Nabil Echchaibi | August 7, 2024

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James Baldwin and the Roots of Black-Palestinian Solidarity

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10 reasons to love James Baldwin, in honor of his 100th birthday.

10 reasons to love James Baldwin, in honor of his 100th birthday.

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Falling in Love With Life

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Our “Long-Living Badasses.” Why So Much Asian American Fiction Focuses on Grandparents

Our “Long-Living Badasses.” Why So Much Asian American Fiction Focuses on Grandparents

Soma Mei Sheng Frazier on America's Youth-Obsessed Culture

By Soma Mei Sheng Frazier | July 31, 2024

A Feminist Oral History of the 1972 Democratic National Convention

A Feminist Oral History of the 1972 Democratic National Convention

Clara Bingham Chronicles the Failed Fight to Include Abortion Rights in the Party’s Platform

By Clara Bingham | July 30, 2024

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

Mai Sennaar on Alfred Hitchcock, Cheikh Anta Diop, and an Unexpected Antidote to Writer’s Block

By Mai Sennaar | July 30, 2024

The <em>New York Times’</em> “Best Books of the Century” List Was an Unforgivable Erasure of African Literature

The New York Times’ “Best Books of the Century” List Was an Unforgivable Erasure of African Literature

Ainehi Edoro-Glines on the Inherent Racism of Reproducing the Euro-American View of Literature

By Ainehi Edoro-Glines | July 26, 2024

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