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The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, published in 1764, is widely considered to be the first official horror novel. But horror stories, or at least...

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In February 1977, the Brooklyn-based artist Marilyn Nance was waiting on the airport tarmac in Lagos, wearing a white graphic tee that read “Okra is an...

There’s a scene in Easy Beauty, one of many in Chloé Cooper Jones’ complex and exceedingly intelligent memoir, that speaks volumes. In it, the author is...

Leaving home is a rite of passage. Departure stories often celebrate our origins while heralding hope for the future. But for many, leaving home is an...

We know that the same books show up again and again in these bans and challenges across the U.S. Beyond the copycat effect, what’s driving this...

Once upon a time, space was only something that humankind could gaze upon and dream about. People wrote outlandish stories about what might be up there,...

There’s a chill in the air, color in the leaves, and we’re all breaking out our blankets and sweaters. If you’re here, you like snuggling up...

As you mark your calendar for November events, remember to have your plan to vote in place and a nice stack of books to read, or...