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Authors, Publishers Condemn The 'National Emergency Library' As 'Piracy'
Last week, when the Internet Archive announced its “National Emergency Library,” expanding access to more than a million digitized works, the group… -
'National Emergency Library' Lends A Hand — And Lots Of Books! — During Pandemic
Concerns over the coronavirus have shuttered public and school libraries across the world, depriving their regular patrons of free access to the internet,… -
James McBride's Advice For New Writers: 'A Simple Story Is The Best Story'
The National Book Award-winning author has a new novel called Deacon King Kong. It's set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969. "Time and place is really crucial to good storytelling," he says. -
Is That Plan A Scheme? Depends On Which Side Of The Atlantic You're On
One word. One meaning. Two very different connotations. -
From Breastfeeding To Beyoncé, 'Skimmed' Tells A New Story About Black Motherhood
Book author Andrea Freeman discusses the history of breastfeeding among black women, and why media portrayals of black moms matter. -
Book Club: Tochi Onyebuch's New Novel 'Riot Baby'
Author Tochi Onyebuchi's dystopian story is his first foray into adult literature and our February selection for “Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club.” -
Ezra Klein On The Roots Of America's Political Polarization
In Ezra Klein’s book “Why We’re Polarized,” he explores the reasons and history behind America's political divisions. -
Nicholas Kristof And Sheryl WuDunn On The Many Americans Walking On A ‘Tightrope’
In their new book, ‘Tightrope: Americans Reaching For Hope,’ journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn write about the systemic causes of poverty and inequality plaguing working-class Americans. -
Journalists Nick Kristof And Sheryl WuDunn Talk 'Tightrope'
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists called for more empathy towards the nation’s poorest. -
Steve Inskeep On The Forgotten History Of John Fremont, The Original Celebrity Politician
John Fremont rose to prominence in the 1840s with his many mapping expeditions to the West, which his wife, Jessie, helped him heavily publicize.
