Did Twitter break young adult fiction? fiction.young adult Article 5660 words, published Jul 2 2021 10 votes
Who did JK Rowling become? Deciphering the most beloved, most reviled children’s book author in history Article 7158 words 29 votes
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The inside story of the 25-year, $8 million heist of maps, books, and artwork from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library libraries Article 3875 words 5 votes
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"Pursuit as Happiness", a previously unpublished short story by Ernest Hemingway short stories Article 5986 words 5 votes
Spend some time down the rabbit hole of author-as-gameshow contestant, from Herman Wouk to John le Carré Article 3776 words, published May 28 2020 3 votes
We’re not polarized enough: Ezra Klein’s flawed diagnosis of the divisions in American politics reviews Article 3854 words 5 votes
Does “The Case Against Socialism” hold up? It does not. A brief look at Rand Paul’s new book reviews Article 16 528 words 9 votes
The GOP is the problem. Is ‘human identity politics’ the solution? (Book review of Ezra Klein’s 'Why We’re Polarized') reviews Article 3814 words 9 votes
A new book by Greta Thunberg's mother reveals the reality of family life during her daughter's transformation from bullied teenager to climate icon Article 5189 words 14 votes
William Gibson, the writer who invented ‘cyberspace’ – and possibly the most influential living sci-fi author – on the challenges of keeping up with a reality even stranger than fiction science fiction Article 3112 words 16 votes
Jeff VanderMeer, the author of “Annihilation,” brings us fresh horrors with each new book. So why does he remain an optimist? science fiction Article 4277 words, published Dec 12 2019 5 votes
The life of the audiobook star: As the business booms, narrators talk tricky accents, lonely shifts and tackling 100 pages a day Article 3613 words 13 votes
“Affordances” - A new science-fiction short story by Cory Doctorow about algorithmic bias science fiction short stories Article 5858 words, published Oct 26 2019 7 votes
A book from Alan Turing… and a mysterious piece of paper Article 7273 words, published Aug 27 2019 6 votes
How to be a professional author and not die screaming and starving in a lightless abyss Article 3265 words 15 votes
In "The Testaments", Margaret Atwood expands the world of "The Handmaid’s Tale" fiction.speculative Article 3898 words 8 votes
Ta-Nehisi Coates talks to Jesmyn Ward about writing fiction, reparations, and the legacy of slavery fiction Article 5464 words 4 votes
Torn apart: The vicious war over young adult books fiction.young adult Article 3072 words, published Jun 15 2019 11 votes
“I did not die. I did not go to heaven.”: How the controversy around a Christian bestseller engulfed the evangelical publishing industry—and tore a family apart. Article 6205 words 10 votes
A roundtable on faith depiction in SFF science fiction fiction.speculative Article 7645 words, published May 27 2019 5 votes
Shaelin Bishop - I Will Never Tell You This short stories fiction Article 6602 words, published May 27 2019 6 votes
Murder and the missing briefcase: The real story behind Harper Lee’s lost true crime book fiction Article 3206 words 5 votes
Fifty shades of white: The long fight against racism in romance novels fiction Article 7361 words, published Apr 4 2019 5 votes
“The Arisen” - A short story by Louisa Hall about fact, fiction, and libraries short stories Article 7084 words 3 votes
A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions - Dan Mallory, who writes under the name A. J. Finn, went to No. 1 with his début thriller, “The Woman in the Window.” His life contains even stranger twists. Article 12 183 words 6 votes
Leo Tolstoy on finding meaning in a meaningless world Article 3918 words, published Jun 3 2014 9 votes