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We shouldn’t criticize the 1 percent, In Defence of Wealth insists—we should thank them
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Sometimes Baffling, Sometimes Sublime: Sheila Heti’s Pure Colour
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A Small Press Finds Success by Refusing to Ignore the World
How taking risks has helped a Quebec publisher stand out against the pervasive whiteness of the industry
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Bad Company: A New Novel Strips Away the Veneer of Progressive Rhetoric
Naben Ruthnum takes on diversity charades, token promotions, and the social justice facades of corporations
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Why the Sudden Interest in Black Authors Doesn’t Feel like a Victory
What does it mean to navigate the fact that it took a Black person’s death for some to finally decide my books were worth reading?
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Textual Healing: The Novel World of Bibliotherapy
How literature is helping people navigate mental health issues
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The Year of Witch Lit: Weird Women Dominated New Stories of Suspicion and Rupture
Three novels about confusion, distrust, and fear mirror our pandemic moment
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The Wheel of Time: Why It’s So Hard to Accept Adaptations of Our Favourite Books
The challenge for Robert Jordan fans is to avoid nitpicking the flashy new Amazon series
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Why William Gibson Is a Literary Genius
Forty years after his breakout story, “Johnny Mnemonic,” the father of cyberpunk remains one of the best writers around
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