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Tech developers think automation will fundamentally reshape the work of literary translators, but not everyone is on board.

Try to praise the mutilated world. Praise the mutilated world and the gray feather a thrush lost, and the gentle light that strays and vanishes and…

Her 1983 book “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions” is a master class in grit, empathy, curiosity and hustle.

A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.

The first time I realized I was going to die I was cutting out an obituary for a project for my 6th grade class. I was working on the living room floor, as my father slouched nearby on the brown co…

Did smartphones kill reading? In The Atlantic, Rose Horowitch laments that “The Age of Reading is Over.” We still, she observes, encounter many words, but increasingly find them in emails, text mes…

Free from the traditional New York publishing bubble, Transit Books and Unnamed Press are building creative, distinct — and flourishing — literary houses on the West Coast.

Literary awards get dismissed for elitism. But more than ever, we need passionate and idiosyncratic champions for the books most worth seeking out.

Christopher Nolan’s film has made the Odyssey a bestselling book again, but a slew of new poets are breaking sales records, and have more in common with the ancient Greek than you might expect

The National Book Award winner and Rooney Prize recipient discuss the enduring legacy of two boundary-pushing 20th century legends.

This walking tour through the bustling heart of New York City includes bookstores, great reading spots and literary-themed snacks.

Novelists, journalists, and power LinkedIn posters are embracing first-person narratives and idiosyncrasies to avoid being mistaken for chat bots.

Colson Whitehead’s Harlem trilogy turns away from the pessimism of his recent novels to offer a more hopeful vision for Black history.

Reading literature is a force of good for our health and communities, writes Jen Benka.

The overall city budget also establishes a "Cultural Stability Fund" for struggling arts organizations.

“We’re not just going to complain about it!”

Today in New York, you can’t get to lower Manhattan because the streets are clogged with Knicks fans. My town is still on fire from their historic championship win last weekend. People who co…

Literary magazine will no longer engage in ‘external publishing partnerships’ after Commonwealth prize furore The prominent literary magazine Granta will no longer publish the winning entries of the annual Commonwealth short story prize after one of this year’s winners drew widespread accusations of AI use. The magazine said it would no longer be involved in “external publishing partnerships” in which it had no editorial control. Continue reading...

A survey commissioned by the Guild found that only 25% of print books and e-books read in the past month were bought new or through a paid subscription, with readers increasingly turning to low- or no...

The graphic novelist had a remarkable gift for visual storytelling, in the phenomenon that was Persepolis and beyond. Many of us owe our careers to the space she created, says Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestani

Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, often hears people express sympathy for her role, assuming bookstores are disappearing.

In honor of America’s 250th birthday, we polled PW’s staffers and freelance reviewers, as well as members of the National Book Critics Circle, on the most essential books published in the U.S. since 1...

“Kolkata is one of the cities in the world which is most severely affected by climate change. It has grown hotter. It is predicted to endure more storms, and more severe storms. How does it feel to re...

The winners and nominated finalists of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes were announced today by administrator Marjorie Miller via remote video stream. The winners each take home $15,000 dollars and serious…

The WashU Libraries' Born-Digital Poetry project explores the discoverability, preservation, and use of born-digital poetry collections.

My soul is so full that we are here together tonight. Thank you, Hannah and Maribeth for your loving, clear and steady vision for One Story. I can’t believe it has been eighteen years since I had t…

Discover the Guggenheim Foundation, offering Fellowships to artists, scholars, writers, and scientists under the freest possible conditions.

This year, the United Kingdom has made books a special cause. The National Year of Reading is a twelve month, government-sponsored campaign to get the citizenry hyped about reading for pleasure. An…

US release of horror novel Shy Girl cancelled and UK book discontinued after suspected AI use, as publishers feel ‘cold shiver’