San Francisco's top arts official is retiring as city considers major agency merger

Ralph Remington announced he will retire this year, just days after Mayor Daniel Lurie posted a job description for an ...

'The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram' is the story of queer Black scholar finding love in WWII Europe

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ethelene Whitmire about her book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram," about a queer American ...
The Nation

Ishmael Reed on His Diverse Inspirations

In New York during the 1960s, I came under the influence of Black cultural nationalists, such as Askia Touré, the founder of the Black Arts Movement. The Umbra Workshop, which published four issues of ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Is ‘Literary Fiction’ Just Another Genre Now?

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The Orlando Advocate

COMMENTARY; Smoke, Sista’s Place, the Amanuensis, My Dying City

The Advocate highlights social inequality through original stories and opinions, and content generated by fellow NNPA and other publications ...
The New York Times

A Retelling of ‘Moby-Dick,’ With a Young Woman at Its Center

“Call Me Ishmaelle,” by Xiaolu Guo, audaciously revises Herman Melville’s American classic. By William Giraldi William Giraldi is the author of five books. His second memoir, “Pure Jersey,” is ...
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Whitstable-based author David F Reed discusses the significance behind his new book

David. F Reed's newest book 'Running with the Devil' centres around a grieving mother looking into her son's abduction in Oxford Street on Christmas Eve. Finn Macdiarmid reports Newsom uses video of ...
THE WEEK

January’s books feature a revisioned classic, a homeschooler’s memoir and a provocative thriller dramedy

When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission. All reviews are written independently by our editorial team. The new year means the kickoff of a season with highly ...