literature

Adding ‘And then the murders began’ instantly makes any book better

Jay Hathaway— March 7

Blank page among art supplies

How Trump’s stance on Obamacare could stifle an artistic revolution

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw— November 19

stack of books on table

Pity the teacher who has to grade these #TrumpBookReports

Monica Riese— October 20

Japanese AI writes short story about AI writing short story, almost wins prize.

Japanese AI writes sci-fi novel, almost wins literary prize

Jay Hathaway— March 24

Celebrated author Gene Luen Yang aims to smash the wall between comics and literature

Aja Romano— January 27

books

Here are the incredible endings to our #NaNoWriMo novels

Miles Klee— December 1

books

8 perfect books for Banned Books Week

Miles Klee— October 1

last week tonight

John Oliver gives kids some pretty strange advice for the new school year

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw— September 7

I don’t like the books I won’t read

Miles Klee— September 3

terry pratchett

Why the Guardian’s latest Terry Pratchett criticism doesn’t hold up

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw— August 31

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