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In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek philosopher offers a blueprint for an ethical ...

In Nnedi Okorafor’s new novel, “Death of the Author,” a once-struggling writer grapples with power, privilege, agency and art ...

Nearly six years after becoming a literary heavyweight with “Read with Jenna,” she’s starting her own publishing venture with ...

In 1994, the Irish detective Julia Harte gets assigned to a serial killer case that eats away at her until she retires and ...

The new novel by Bernhard Schlink, the author of “The Reader,” explores the legacies of World War II and reunification in ...

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Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

I have never engaged in nonconsensual sexual activity with anyone,” said the best-selling author in response to allegations ...

After winning just about every major science fiction and fantasy award, Nnedi Okorafor explores a traumatic event in her own ...