Books, Arts, and Culture

Spoken word and slam poetry have become increasingly popular in the last few years. They have captured readers’ attention for their rawness and beauty and for...

With the world being a difficult place for those of any marginalized background, one of the things those of us who are looking to do something...

The List List, a weekly roundup of the best bookish lists, is sponsored by The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai, published by Avon Books. Alisha Rai,...

Critical Linking is a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web sponsored by Penguin Random House. “In 2011, a pair of 8-year-old...

Shaun Hamill’s debut novel, A Cosmology of Monsters, asks what makes a monster. “Is it based on body and appearance? Is it defined by actions, like...

Today, in Xinjiang, a region in China’s northwest, a new totalitarianism is emerging—one built not on state ownership of enterprises or property but on the state’s...