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Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | June 6, 2025

Compulsory Silence: On the State-Led Suppression of Language in American Prisons

Compulsory Silence: On the State-Led Suppression of Language in American Prisons

Amir Hussain Considers Prison Literature, Past and Present

By Amir Hussain | June 6, 2025

The World is Alive; or, How Robert Macfarlane Came to Trust His Senses

The World is Alive; or, How Robert Macfarlane Came to Trust His Senses

Daegan Miller on the Beloved Nature Writer’s Latest Work

By Daegan Miller | June 5, 2025

States’ Rights to Racism: The Existential Fight to Enshrine Civil Rights in the Constitution

States’ Rights to Racism: The Existential Fight to Enshrine Civil Rights in the Constitution

Brando Simeo Starkey on the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, Racism, and Federal Power

By Brando Simeo Starkey | June 5, 2025

The Wrong Story: Jeremy Atherton Lin on Writing Love and Politics

The Wrong Story: Jeremy Atherton Lin on Writing Love and Politics

“We conspired to look unflinchingly at the messy parts.”

By Jeremy Atherton Lin | June 5, 2025

How Britain’s 1980s Anti-Gay Laws Impacted a Generation of Young LGBTQ Readers

How Britain’s 1980s Anti-Gay Laws Impacted a Generation of Young LGBTQ Readers

Claire Lynch on the Legacy of Section 28 and the Parallels With Current Book Bans Across the Pond

By Claire Lynch | June 3, 2025

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From Charlottesville to the White House: How the “Unite the Right” Rally Altered American Politics

By Deborah Baker | June 3, 2025

Michelle de Kretser:
"I ask you—I beg you—to join us in speaking out for Palestine."

By Michelle de Krester | May 30, 2025

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

By Brittany Allen | May 29, 2025

How Curtis Sittenfeld's

How Curtis Sittenfeld's "American Wife" Imbues Even Its Ugliest Characters with Nuance

Jessica Stanley on Political Fiction, Conservative Characters, and Curiosity

By Jessica Stanley | May 28, 2025

Hari Kunzru Reflects on Edward Said's <em>Culture and Imperialism</em> Thirty Years After Publication

Hari Kunzru Reflects on Edward Said's Culture and Imperialism Thirty Years After Publication

“For every narrative there are counternarratives, and meaningful interpretations of culture arise out of an analysis of tensions and contradictions”

By Hari Kunzru | May 22, 2025

Saying No to Cop City: Reviving a Radical Black Liberation Movement in Atlanta and Beyond

Saying No to Cop City: Reviving a Radical Black Liberation Movement in Atlanta and Beyond

Curtis Duncan on George Floyd, Police Brutality, Community Organizations, and More

By Curtis Duncan | May 21, 2025

The Abrams Union wants a

The Abrams Union wants a "more equitable, ethical, and transparent” publisher.

By James Folta | May 16, 2025

L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: <em>The Wizard of Oz</em> at 125 Years

L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: The Wizard of Oz at 125 Years

Ed Simon on Grifters, the Chicago World Fair, and Oz as Symbol of a Modern USA

By Ed Simon | May 16, 2025

Does the Supreme Court <em>Really</em> Just Run on Vibes Now?

Does the Supreme Court Really Just Run on Vibes Now?

Leah Litman Explains the Legal Theories Weaponized by Conservative Justices Against the Administrative State

By Leah Litman | May 15, 2025

Enjoying the Sweet Stink of <em>The Gilded Age</em> in the Age of Billionaires

Enjoying the Sweet Stink of The Gilded Age in the Age of Billionaires

Danielle Teller on Sanitized Depictions of the 19th Century, Comfort Shows, and Income Inequality

By Danielle Teller | May 15, 2025

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