Literature
Winner of Japan’s Top Literary Prize Admits She Used ChatGPT
Rie Kudan was awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize and promptly announced that she used ChatGPT to write about 5 percent of the winning novel.
Flavor Zone: The Best Cookbooks That Dropped in September
A colorful new pasta bible, a journey through West African cuisine, and a Sichuan chili crisp manual made this month’s editors’ picks.
What Sensitivity Readers Actually Do, From a Professional
After “fat” and other words were cut from Roald Dahl books, sensitivity readers are in the culture-war crosshairs.
Why You Should Question the Kind of Porn You Watch
Author and educator Tati Español explains why most mainstream porn falls so far short of representing the kind of sex people actually have.
'Readers Are Supposed to Feel Horrified' – Gabriel Krauze Talks About His Debut Novel
'Who They Was' is rooted in the "non-stop" violence the writer grew up around in South Kilburn, London.
Instead of Highlighting Diverse Authors, This Publisher Just Made Peter Pan Black
A lazy attempt to wipe away racial bias with AI backfired spectacularly, as these things tend to go.
Quebec Author Charged with Child Porn Over ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Retelling
The case could set an alarming precedent for artists, according to freedom of speech experts.
How Irvine Welsh Went from Enfant Terrible to the Scottish Tourist Board's Favourite Guy
We had a big lunch and a nice chat with the iconic Scottish author.
What Ever Happened to Russell Lee, the Mysterious Author of 'True Singapore Ghost Stories'?
The series of books captured the imagination of young Singaporeans like me in the 90s and early 2000s.
Why Roxane Gay Thinks 'Red at the Bone’ Is Just Like the Movie ‘Speed’
Roxane Gay’s book club is back for its second installment, with the new novel by Jacqueline Woodson.
Ten Essential Books That Illustrate Toni Morrison's Literary Legacy
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Nobel laureate died on Monday. Here is a primer of her work that most vividly brought to life the Black experience.
Toni Morrison Told the Story of America
Morrison died Tuesday at the age of 88. Her life was not just the American dream; it was the inherent impossibility of the Black American dream made real.