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‘A Serious, Violent Incident.’ Promotion of an ‘Anti-Trans’ Paperback Stirs Criticism of Amazon, American Booksellers Association
The American Booksellers Association apologized on Wednesday for including what the nonprofit trade organization described as “an anti-trans book” in a recent promotional shipment to members. “This is a serious, violent incident that goes against ABA’s policies, values, and everything we believe and support. It is inexcusable,” the ABA said in a tweet. “We apologize…
Torrey Peters on Publishing the Most Subversive Book of the Year
'Detransition, Baby,' a book about trans women and queer families, has opened up a larger discussion of gender roles
‘The Final Girl Support Group’ Brings Slasher Films Into the Real World
"The franchise is the unstoppable killer who always gets the final girl in the end. The franchise is the monster," says novelist Grady Hendrix
How to Write a Romance Novel in 2021
Lingering touches and stolen glances, jaw-dropping revelations and long-awaited reunions—the pleasures of romance novels abound. Yet for so long, one of the most popular (and lucrative) genres in publishing has centered stories by, for and about a homogeneous set of women, bolstering the stereotype of straight white women as the romantic ideal and cementing the…
Piece of Me: The Best Britney Spears Books, from the Singer Herself
While much has been written about Britney over the years, these books tell the story of the pop superstar in her own words, and from those who know her best
You Can’t Tell the Story of 1776 Without Talking About Race and Slavery
Slavery and arguments about race were not only at the heart of the American founding; it was what united the states in the first place. We have been reluctant to admit just how thoroughly the Founding Fathers thought about, talked about, and wrote about race at the moment of American independence. Part of the reason…
‘Stories Can Be War.’ How Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Viral Essay Has Implications Far Beyond the Literary World
Last month, the novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie self-published a personal essay that went so viral it briefly crashed her website. The piece, titled “It Is Obscene: A True Reflection in Three Parts,” addressed social media discourse, literary culture, freedom of speech and trans rights. In particular, Adichie referred to backlash she has faced in recent…
‘The Collected Works of Jim Morrison’: Massive New Collection of Doors Singer’s Writings
'The Collected Works of Jim Morrison' will feature unrecorded lyrics, excerpts from handwritten notebooks, a film treatment, and more from the late Doors frontman
The Best Books by Your Favorite Podcasters
Get the behind-the-scenes stories from your favorite podcast hosts to see how they got to where they are today
Travel books by Singaporean authors to check out
Unable to indulge their wanderlust, Singapore authors are writing memoirs about their past journeys - and readers are lapping them up.
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Travel books by Singaporean authors to check out
Unable to indulge their wanderlust, Singapore authors are writing memoirs about their past journeys - and readers are lapping them up.
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Build Your House Around My Body Offers a Satisfying Story of Possession and Revenge
Female bodies have long served as metaphor when we talk about colonization, often standing in for land or the body politic, but rarely are they given the space to seek retribution for the oppressive horrors inflicted on them. That’s not the case in Build Your House Around My Body, Violet Kupersmith’s haunting historical-fiction novel, where…