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SoapboxSaluting HMH, a Storied Trade Publisher
Gary Gentel, the former head of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade division, remembers a proud and feisty house, now gone.
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A Healthy Dose of Badass for Detective Fiction
Author Tracy Clark says today’s fictional detectives can be women of color—and they can save themselves.
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Wole Soyinka Returns
'Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth,' the first novel from the Nobel laureate in nearly half a century, is a sensuous and scathing satire of contemporary Nigeria.
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The Book Biz Must #StandUpForAAPI
Author and reluctant activist Suzanne Park says that the time to stop anti-Asian hate is now.
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Talking About Censorship and Publishing
Christopher M. Finan, the executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, says conversation is needed to bridge divides.
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Recalling a Free Speech Landmark
Christopher M. Finan, the executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, argues that the “Freedom to Read Statement” is as relevant now as it was in 1953.
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Myriam J.A. Chancy Charts the Reverberations of a Disaster
In her American debut novel, 'What Storm, What Thunder,' the author tells a story of the 2010 Haitian earthquake.
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The End of Editing
Author Sadie Hoagland argues that book editors have become too hands-off.
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School Libraries Are the Bedrock of Freedom
Authors Joann and Kenneth C. Davis argue that to save democracy, we must save school libraries.
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Anthony Doerr Knows the Power of the Book
In his epic new novel, 'Cloud Cuckoo Land,' the Pulitzer Prize–winning author tells the story of an ancient text that connects characters across history.
