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In Defense of Reading Biographies in an Era When They Reveal Nothing

The beauty of Blake Bailey’s 800-page book on Philip Roth is in the details

Folk God Richard Thompson Remembers the '70s

The legendary guitarist and songwriter released his memoir "BEESWING: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967–1975" this month

Literary Scammers are the Weirdest Scammers

British literary prizes are being targeted by a scammer or scammers

Ken Burns on Stepping Into the World of Ernest Hemingway for His Latest PBS Doc

America’s greatest documentarian on parsing truth from fiction when it comes to one of our greatest literary icons

Remembering the Victims of a Killer Who Haunted Gay New York in the Early ’90s

Elon Green's new book on the Last Call Killer is a reminder that true-crime narratives did not always generate the headlines they have in recent years

Did Ernest Hemingway Commit Suicide Because He Had CTE?

A 2018 book from a leading psychiatrist credibly suggests that multiple concussions may have contributed to his violent demise

Nobody Could Burn a Bridge Like Ernest Hemingway

No writer made friends — or enemies — as easily as Papa

Rediscovered Soviet TV Version of "The Lord of the Rings" Is Kind of Insane

Seemingly lost for 30 years, the low-budget take is now on YouTube

What We Can Learn About Hemingway From Everything He Didn't Write

Lynn Novick talks about her new documentary with Ken Burns about the literary titan

The 10 New Books You Should Be Reading This April

From an ultrarunner's memoir to an unpublished manuscript from one of the 20th century's greatest writers

How Hanif Abdurraqib Is Celebrating — and Redefining — Black Performance

The poet, essayist, cultural critic and podcaster on his new book, “A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance"

The Story of MLB’s Integration Does Not Start and End With Jackie Robinson

Larry Doby, Satchel Paige and the truth about racial-reconciliation narratives

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for April

Including Ken Burns taking on Hemingway and the most violent TV show ever

"Game of Thrones" Headed to Broadway With Prequel Play by George R.R. Martin

The stage show will reportedly center around The Great Tourney at Harrenhal