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From Napoleon to Trump, on the <br>Tyrant As Troll

From Napoleon to Trump, on the
Tyrant As Troll

Liesl Schillinger Considers the Ways in Which History Repeats

By Liesl Schillinger | October 15, 2020

48 literary social media accounts you should be following.

48 literary social media accounts you should be following.

By Rasheeda Saka | October 14, 2020

Your favorite modern horror movies, reimagined as '70s mass market paperbacks.

Your favorite modern horror movies, reimagined as '70s mass market paperbacks.

By Emily Temple | October 13, 2020

Where's the Trust in a Postfactual World?

Where's the Trust in a Postfactual World?

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 9, 2020

Our terrible year of open letters continues: JK Rowling edition.

Our terrible year of open letters continues: JK Rowling edition.

By Jonny Diamond | September 30, 2020

Let's take a moment to appreciate Natalie Diaz's Twitter cocktails, the medicine we need right now.

Let's take a moment to appreciate Natalie Diaz's Twitter cocktails, the medicine we need right now.

By Hannah Manshel | August 31, 2020

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By Jessie Gaynor | August 28, 2020

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By Emily Temple | July 20, 2020

Why do people on the internet care so much about how other people organize their books?

Why do people on the internet care so much about how other people organize their books?

By Emily Temple | July 17, 2020

On the Social Power (and Limits) of Twitter Activism

On the Social Power (and Limits) of Twitter Activism

Genie Lauren Charts the Rise of Black Twitter

By Genie Lauren | July 14, 2020

For a next-level book promo video, eat the mushrooms that sprouted from your book about mushrooms.

For a next-level book promo video, eat the mushrooms that sprouted from your book about mushrooms.

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How JK Rowling Betrayed the World<br> She Created

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Indie bookstore Tattered Cover thinks speaking out is "a slippery slope." Twitter does not agree.

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How Digital Chatter Manifests in
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