Fear of cancel culture has gripped the world, and it turns out to be an old fear in a new get-up. In this incisive new work, Adrian Daub analyzes the global spread... Read more »
In the late 1960s, Israel became more closely entwined with the United States not just as a strategic ally but also through its intensifying intimacy with American culture, society, and technology. Coca-Cola,... Read more »
Since last October, the international and American literary landscapes have been deeply affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. One of the major ways this has manifested is in authors pushing... Read more »
ALA 2024: Librarians rally for the right to read Jul 01 2024 Freedom to read tops the list of librarians’ priorities, and the American Library Association’s 2024 conference emphasized the existential threats... Read more »
‘It’s a snowball effect’: the gen Z niche reading event making waves in New York Jul 05 2024 Reading nights and avant-garde literary groups are rapidly emerging as platforms for younger generations... Read more »
Ismail Kadare, 88, dies; His novels brought Albania’s plight to the world Jul 01 2024 Ismail Kadare, the Albanian novelist and poet who single-handedly wrote his isolated Balkan homeland onto the map... Read more »
Ismail Kadare, 88, dies; His novels brought Albania’s plight to the world Jul 01 2024 Ismail Kadare, the Albanian novelist and poet who single-handedly wrote his isolated Balkan homeland onto the map... Read more »
The quiet crisis facing U.S. public libraries Jun 28 2024 According to most recent data from the Institute of Museum and Library services annual Public Library Survey, released earlier this month, gate... Read more »
Authors against book bans officially launches Jun 26 2024 After announcing their formation earlier this year, Authors Against Book Bans (AABB), a nascent organization of creators committed to defending the freedom to... Read more »