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When Are You Going To Write About Black People?

When Are You Going To Write About Black People?

On the Responsibility of Writers, White and Black, to Write the Other

By Brian Platzer | July 11, 2017

The Most Anthologized Short Stories of All Time

The Most Anthologized Short Stories of All Time

A (Mostly) Definitive List

By Emily Temple | July 6, 2017

A Look Inside James Baldwin's 1,884 Page FBI File

A Look Inside James Baldwin's 1,884 Page FBI File

The Blood Counters">Memos on "Aliases," Sexuality, and The Blood Counters

By William J. Maxwell | June 12, 2017

At the Cave Canem 20th-Anniversary Celebration

At the Cave Canem 20th-Anniversary Celebration

Luminous Words in a Beautiful Space

By Kyle Lucia Wu | May 30, 2017

In the Age of Trump, Reclaiming the Golem as a Symbol of Jewish Resistance

In the Age of Trump, Reclaiming the Golem as a Symbol of Jewish Resistance

Finding Solidarity and Strength in Jewish Folklore

By Nathan Goldman | April 27, 2017

Cornel West on Why James Baldwin Matters More Than Ever

Cornel West on Why James Baldwin Matters More Than Ever

In Conversation with Christopher Lydon

By Christopher Lydon | March 2, 2017

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Your Literary Guide to the 2017 Academy Awards

By Emily Temple | February 23, 2017

10 Great Novels on Freedom of Expression That Aren't 1984

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Behind the Dedications: James Baldwin

By Arvind Dilawar | February 8, 2017

Totally, Radically Baldwin: Raoul Peck on <em>I Am Not Your Negro</em>

Totally, Radically Baldwin: Raoul Peck on I Am Not Your Negro

Craig Hubert Interviews the Director about his Oscar-Nominated Documentary

By Craig Hubert | February 2, 2017

When a Promised Land Breaks Its Word

When a Promised Land Breaks Its Word

"Real Americans" Aren't Nativist Bigots

By Evan Fleischer | February 1, 2017

Paul Auster on Activism, James Baldwin and the Horrors of Trump

Paul Auster on Activism, James Baldwin and the Horrors of Trump

The Author of 4 3 2 1 in Conversation with Paul Holdengraber

By Literary Hub | January 25, 2017

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 16

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 16

Counting Down 2016 in Literary News

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Obama: On the End of a Literary Presidency

Obama: On the End of a Literary Presidency

An Obama Administration Speechwriter Takes Stock, and Looks Forward

By Jonathan Reiber | December 15, 2016

Teju Cole Reminds Us of Life Beyond Politics, and the Beauty of Art

Teju Cole Reminds Us of Life Beyond Politics, and the Beauty of Art

Adam Fitzgerald in Conversation with One of Our Great Essayists

By Adam Fitzgerald | November 8, 2016

The Black Boy Literary Survival Kit

The Black Boy Literary Survival Kit

"You Need Black Women More Than You Know"

By Mychal Denzel Smith | November 3, 2016

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