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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

How Catalyst and Iskanchi Press Are Bringing African Writers’ Work to a Wider Audience

How Catalyst and Iskanchi Press Are Bringing African Writers’ Work to a Wider Audience

Jessica Powers and Kenechi Uzor on What Diversity Means, Defining African Literature, and Taking Risks as Publishers

By Jessica Powers | August 5, 2024

The first US Book Prize judged entirely by incarcerated people has announced a winner.

The first US Book Prize judged entirely by incarcerated people has announced a winner.

By Brittany Allen | August 2, 2024

James Baldwin and the Roots of Black-Palestinian Solidarity

James Baldwin and the Roots of Black-Palestinian Solidarity

Alexander Durie Considers the Evolution of Baldwin’s Views on Zionism

By Alexander Durie | August 2, 2024

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

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

By Brittany Allen | August 2, 2024

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A Century of James Baldwin

By Literary Hub | August 2, 2024

Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Falling in Love With Life

By Talk Easy | August 1, 2024

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

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

All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

Brandon Keim Considers the Human Case for Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

By Brandon Keim | July 23, 2024

The Cofounder of <em>Guernica</em> on Free Speech and the Retraction of the Israel-Gaza Essay

The Cofounder of Guernica on Free Speech and the Retraction of the Israel-Gaza Essay

“Is freedom of speech all that much to hold onto if one has no forum in which to put that speech forward?”

By Michael Archer | July 22, 2024

On the Simple Prophecy of Octavia Butler’s <em>Parable of the Sower</em>

On the Simple Prophecy of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower

Roz Dineen on the Book Everyone Should Read Now

By Roz Dineen | July 22, 2024

A Better Way to Teach History: On Adapting James Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me”

A Better Way to Teach History: On Adapting James Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me”

Nate Powell on Book Bans and the Problem of American “Heroification”

By Nate Powell | July 22, 2024

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