Larry McMurtry’s 1985 cowboy epic is finding a new generation of readers online. Its revival raises an awkward question for publishing: What happened to the big, bloody, male-coded literary novel and ...

Abstract. This article examines the contradictions of the contemporary literary field that appears both increasingly capacious and more exclusionary than i

Despite welcome diversification, literary culture is also becoming more tied to elite educational institutions, and more difficult to enter.

Some days we think of poetry as a dead antelope and poets as the wolves, hyenas, and coyotes who come to fight over the innards, teeth bared, growling. Some days we think of poetry as the…

We are insistent on something structural: at most of the poetry readings we attend, the room is mainly white.

From the race riots of 1919 to the Black Lives Matter movement, anxieties about Black uprising have influenced literary funding and prestige in the United St... | CUP

Misleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression…

Higher ed is being strangled by absurd and costly rules. What message is that sending to students?

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Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...