Small presses are the backbone of the literary ecosystem, but their existence is often under threat. Here Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini discuss the landscape of British publishing with small press publishers Jack Thompson (Cipher Press), Jess Chandler (Prototype Publishing), Sam Fisher (Peninsula Press) and Kristen Vida Alfaro (Tilted Axis Press).
Maris Kreizman on AI, the future, and the ongoing devaluation of the arts: “For years we’ve been grappling with the collapse of the creative middle class due to corporate greed.” |
From her Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Wages for Housework, Emily Callaci chronicles how feminists fought to recognize the economic value of women’s domestic labor.
Lucy Worsley explains why, after 250 years, we can’t stop reading Jane Austen (and why Austen would have loved her enduring fame).
Why read 28 lists ranking the best new books when you could just read one? Here is the ultimate fall reading list.
How can parents raise readers in the age of digital distraction? “Our job as parents isn’t to eliminate technology—it’s to create intentional spaces where deep attention can flourish.”
“Take it up with Jesus, nationalists.” Why Christian nationalism isn’t actually so Christian.
Read the winners of American Short Fiction’s 2025 Insider Prize, as selected by Manuel Muñoz.
“Anyone making the case for Hiroshima and Nagasaki’s annihilation then is making the case for our annihilation now.” 5 book reviews you need to read this week.
Elaine L. Wang looks at “Try to Praise the Mutilated World,” Adam Zagajewski’s (accidentally) definitive 9/11 poem.
When Powell’s leadership did respond to the recent AI allegations, it was with a measure of equivocation. Though the company did not directly apologize for the blunder, they insisted that they “value the work of human artists” and “remain committed to keeping Powell’s designs rooted in creativity and imagination.”
“I took the train to Italy, of course.” Read from Sarah Moss’s new novel, Ripeness.