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

A Century of James Baldwin

A Century of James Baldwin

Celebrating 100 Years of a Great American Mind

By Literary Hub | August 2, 2024

Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Falling in Love With Life

Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Falling in Love With Life

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | August 1, 2024

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

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

By Ainehi Edoro-Glines | July 26, 2024

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

By Brandon Keim | July 23, 2024

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

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

From Dream to Nightmare: On the Deadly Manifestations of Religious Hatred in India

From Dream to Nightmare: On the Deadly Manifestations of Religious Hatred in India

Zara Chowdhary Remembers a Idyllic Childhood Torn Apart by Violent Sectarianism

By Zara Chowdhary | July 22, 2024

Florida’s Commissioner of Education thinks Jane Austen was an American.

Florida’s Commissioner of Education thinks Jane Austen was an American.

By James Folta | July 19, 2024

Joe Biden’s Gaza Problem: It’s Not Just the Pundit Class That Wants Him Gone

Joe Biden’s Gaza Problem: It’s Not Just the Pundit Class That Wants Him Gone

Dan Sheehan on Progressives’ Anger with the Current President

By Dan Sheehan | July 19, 2024

What the Gradual Corporate Capture of the Supreme Court Means For Democracy

What the Gradual Corporate Capture of the Supreme Court Means For Democracy

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Jennifer Mueller on the Current Dangers Facing the American Judiciary

By Sheldon Whitehouse and Jennifer Mueller | July 19, 2024

How America’s Sex Education—and Oversexed Culture—Continues to Fail Women

How America’s Sex Education—and Oversexed Culture—Continues to Fail Women

Natalie Lampert on Moving the Conversation About Controlling Women’s Bodies Beyond Abortion

By Natalie Lampert | July 19, 2024

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