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Salman Rushdie appears at a podium speaking in front of a microphone.
Aug 12

Author Salman Rushdie Was Attacked on a Lecture Stage at Western New York’s Chautauqua Institution

Author Salman Rushdie, who has faced death threats for decades, was attacked on a stage where he was set to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York.
By Courtney Vinopal
Dec 16

The Old Ottessa Moshfegh Can’t Come to the Phone Right Now

'My New Novel,' Moshfegh's new short story, represents a partial bloodletting of her insecurities.
By Helen Holmes
Nov 11

Stuck on You: ‘Slug and Other Stories’ by Megan Milks

If desire can alter who we are and how we embody the world, it can also render us unrecognizable to ourselves and others.
By Elizabeth Hall
Jul 13

Fiona Mozley’s ‘Hot Stew’ Isn’t So Hot: Outsiders in Sex Work Literature

By Camille Waring
Apr 14

Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates Printing Press Innovator Johannes Gutenberg

By Helen Holmes
May 1

In Hulu’s ‘Normal People,’ Even Your Soul Mate Can’t Save You From Yourself

By Helen Holmes
Apr 22

Airbnb’s Book-Inspired Experiences Include Literary Cocktails and Rescue Kitten Storytime

By Morgan Halberg
Ottessa Moshfedgh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
Sep 11

‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ Rethinks the 9/11 Novel

By Helen Holmes
The greatest significance of Rebel in the Rye might be that it has broken a long near-silence regarding the novel.
Aug 8

‘The Catcher in the Rye’ Has Been Neglected for 17 years—It’s Time for a Rebellion

By Ryan Blacketter
Ernest Hemingway with his wife on board the "Constitution" crossing the Atlantic Ocean toward Europe.
May 26

People Think Ernest Hemingway Hated Women—He Absolutely Did Not

By Ryan Blacketter
We should be a lot more optimistic.
May 2

Art Is Dead!—So Is Everything From Literature to Snapchat

By Jon Westenberg
Gameplay from Joycestick.
Apr 5

Could a Virtual Reality Game Be the Key to Understanding James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’?

By Alanna Martinez
More and more, writing isn’t expected to be excellent, or even good.
Mar 16

Polemical Literature: The New American Obsession

By Ryan Blacketter
Moon Duo
Feb 3

Retreating to the Woods Inspired Moon Duo’s Trippiest Album Yet

By Justin Joffe
A customer Seattle uses a Kindle table device at the an Amazon facility last November.
Jan 18

Despite What You Heard, The E-Book Market Never Stopped Growing

By Brady Dale
Best books of 2017
Dec 30

15 (Okay, 16) Books to Look Forward to in 2017

By Dana Schwartz
Caitlin Moran
Dec 12

Feminist Hero Caitlin Moran on How to Make Politics Rock and Roll Again

By Dana Schwartz
Stephin Merritt at BAM on Friday December 2nd, 2016
Dec 5

The Magnetic Fields Return With a Surreal Masterwork, ‘50 Song Memoir’

By Justin Joffe
Visitors browse Chinese political books at the Hong Kong Book Fair in Hong Kong on July 18, 2012.
Nov 16

China’s New ‘Ultra-Unreal’ Fiction: Only Strange Art Can Explain It

By Josh Feola and Michael Pettis
David Monn
Nov 16

White House Party Planner David Monn Released His New Book With an Epic Party

By Zachary Weiss
Bob Dylan.
Oct 21

Our Most Literary Rock Star, Bob Dylan Deserved the Nobel Prize

By Justin Joffe
Chinese Literature Nobel laureate Mo Yan attends the the second session of the 12th National Committee of CPPCC at the The Great Hall of the People on March 4, 2014 in Beijing, China.
Oct 13

Chinese Literature Finds Its Place

By Josh Feola and Michael Pettis
From "Cover to Cover"
Aug 1

The Fascinating, Complicated Art of Designing a Book Cover

By Dana Schwartz
Toshi Reagon and Toni Morrison attend Art & Social Activism, a discussion on Broadway with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison and Sonia Sanchez . (
Jun 16

Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Ta-Nehisi Coates Talk Art, Activism at Rare Gathering

By Vida Weisblum
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