Need a manuscript critique? This literary auction is raising money to support Minnesotans.

Need a manuscript critique? This literary auction is raising money to support Minnesotans.

By James Folta | January 28, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: <br>“Mad Means Something”

Letter From Minnesota:
“Mad Means Something”

Charles Baxter on the Rage of the Poet, and Its Power

By Charles Baxter | January 28, 2026

Letter to My Daughter After the Murder of a Poet in the Streets of Minneapolis

Letter to My Daughter After the Murder of a Poet in the Streets of Minneapolis

“Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.”

By Anonymous | January 28, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children...”

Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children...”

Kao Kalia Yang on Preparing For the Worst in the Face of ICE’s Occupation

By Kao Kalia Yang | January 28, 2026

How the <em>NY Post</em> and the <em>NY Daily News</em> Turned Victims Into Criminals

How the NY Post and the NY Daily News Turned Victims Into Criminals

Heather Ann Thompson on the Role of Tabloid Journalism in Shaping the Racist Narrative of the 1984 Bernie Goetz Subway Shooting

By Heather Ann Thompson | January 28, 2026

The Rise and Fall of the Internet As a Politicized Space for Black Art

The Rise and Fall of the Internet As a Politicized Space for Black Art

Steven Underwood on the Ups and Downs of Black Community Online

By Steven Underwood | January 28, 2026

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The Profound Link (and Love) Between Humans and Dogs

By Fatima Bhutto | January 27, 2026

On Coretta Scott King’s Path to Civil Rights Activism

By Matthew F. Delmont | January 27, 2026

The Unusual Suspects: Who Were the Main Players in the Black Dahlia Murder

The Unusual Suspects: Who Were the Main Players in the Black Dahlia Murder

William J. Mann on Revisits the Almost Mythic 1947 Crime That Shocked America

By William J. Mann | January 27, 2026

Rebecca Hall Reflects on Her Father’s Groundbreaking Book, <em>Negro Liberation</em>

Rebecca Hall Reflects on Her Father’s Groundbreaking Book, Negro Liberation

“Being a child of a famous Communist father, who had me when he was older than I am now, is a strange thing.”

By Rebecca Hall | January 27, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: <br>Can You Hear Us, America?

Letter From Minnesota:
Can You Hear Us, America?

Dobby Gibson: “This militarized occupation still feels like a test run for something that I’m not fully imagining.”

By Dobby Gibson | January 26, 2026

Bodies Fall, Not Ideas: <em>On the Zero Line</em> and the Urgency of Preserving Gaza’s Culture

Bodies Fall, Not Ideas: On the Zero Line and the Urgency of Preserving Gaza’s Culture

Maya Al Zaben on Literature as Resistance

By Maya Al Zaben | January 26, 2026

Becca Rea-Tucker on Why We Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Our Abortions

Becca Rea-Tucker on Why We Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Our Abortions

“Abortion is OK, we know. But how are our kids supposed to believe us if we whisper it under our breath?”

By Becca Rea-Tucker | January 26, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | January 23, 2026

Twin Cities bookstores are ready for today’s march against ICE.

Twin Cities bookstores are ready for today’s march against ICE.

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By Brittany Allen | January 23, 2026

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