By Steven GinsbergAug 17, 2018
A tiny dot of land whose residents overwhelmingly supported Trump and who do not believe in global warming may be the first community in America to be wiped out by climate change. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Beverly GologorskyJul 2, 2018
Beverly Gologorsky's new book is "a rare working-class novel ... about the 2007-2009 foreclosure crisis and how it hit not those 'too big to fail,' but those too small not to be clobbered by it," writes TomDispatch editor Tom Engelhardt. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Elaine Margolin / TruthdigMay 25, 2018
Michael Chabon's new essays about struggling to be the best father he can be are as enchanting, sad and intuitive as his extraordinary novels. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
HILLEL ITALIE / The Associated PressMay 23, 2018
The prize-winning novelist and narrator of sex, death, assimilation and fate, from the comic madness of "Portnoy's Complaint" to the elegiac lyricism of "American Pastoral," passes away. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Ilana NovickMay 4, 2018
After Zinzi Clemmons' initial tweet, fellow author Carmen Maria Machado believes that the "#MeToo stories" about Díaz are "just starting.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Steven GimbelApr 6, 2018
Physicist Alan Lightman ponders this and other questions in his new book, "Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Zubeida Mustafa / TruthdigFeb 15, 2018
In a country where public school systems are failing, a growing nonprofit organization shows students and teachers how to revitalize learning. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJan 24, 2018
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings," the science fiction writer said in a 2014 speech. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
H. Patricia Hynes / TruthdigDec 12, 2017
A new book by a West Point graduate is a trove of insight for peace activism, combining the directness of military training with Greek myth and early classics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigNov 17, 2017
Almost all the winners of the prestigious literary prize, which honors the year's best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young adult literature, are women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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