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  • A diagonal grid of book covers featuring four different titles. Designs include a yellow hand illustration, a green pattern, a black-and-white cityscape, and a dark cover with white text. The covers repeat in a diagonal arrangement.

    A Peek Behind the Literary Awards Curtain: How the 2026 PEN Poetry in Translation Award Panel Chose Its Winner 

    Wednesday March 25
    Julia Goldberg
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  • A smiling man with glasses and long braids appears next to the cover of a book titled “Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age” by Ibram X. Kendi.

    Ibram X. Kendi Has Received a Lot of Hate. His New Book on Authoritarianism Helped Him Realize It Was Never Personal. 

    Wednesday March 18
    Julia Goldberg
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  • A woman with short, vibrant pink hair smiles at the camera on the left, while on the right is the colorful cover of Beyond the Glittering World, featuring an illustrated woman, a sheep, and stacked books.

    ‘We Couldn’t Say the Title’: Darcie Little Badger on the Words Banned at a Utah University

    Thursday March 5
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  • A woman with long dark hair and a gold necklace is shown next to the book cover for The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad, featuring an illustration of a rider on a rearing horse.

    In Senaa Ahmad’s Debut Collection, Quirky What-Ifs About Historical Figures Come To Life 

    Friday February 27
    Abhigna Mooraka
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  • A woman with long dark hair looks at the camera, set against a red circle on a gray background. Next to her is the book BIRTHSTONES in the PROVINCE OF MERCY by Bo Hee Moon, featuring green and white artwork.

    Bo Hee Moon’s Adoptee Narrative Imagines What Might Have Been

    Thursday February 19
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  • A bald man with a slight smile is shown next to the book cover of Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr, which features a view from an airplane window with a person lying on the wing at sunset.

    With ‘Every Exit Brings You Home,’ Naeem Murr Draws On His Palestinian Heritage to Ask Universal Questions 

    Thursday February 12
    Mira Seyal
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  • A smiling woman with short gray hair holds glasses next to her face, set against a red circle. Beside her is the book cover for Women of a Promiscuous Nature by Donna Everhart, featuring a womans face with flowers.

    Donna Everhart On Why She Prefers to Write ‘Looking Backward Instead of Forward’ 

    Thursday February 5
    Erica Galluscio
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  • A bald man with glasses, wearing a black jacket, stands in front of a red circle. Next to him is the cover of the book The Viper by Brad Meltzer, featuring a yellow snake on an orange background.

    How Brad Meltzer’s Childhood Love of Comic Books Shaped His Latest Thriller 

    Tuesday February 3
    William Johnson
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  • A smiling woman with gray hair stands outdoors beside the cover of the book Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, which features a large tree with colorful ribbons tied to its branches.

    Katherine Applegate’s Book Was Labeled ‘Deliberate Indoctrination.’ It’s About the Power of Kindness.

    Wednesday January 14
    Julia Goldberg
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  • A woman with short reddish hair, glasses, and a mustard yellow jacket smiles beside the book cover of Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn, featuring a white unicorn and a pink cat, both with horns. The book is by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham.

    ‘I Never Saw That Coming’: Shannon Hale Couldn’t Believe Her Children’s Book About a Unicorn Was Tossed Off Shelves

    Tuesday January 6
    Julia Goldberg
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  • A man reminiscent of Ben Folds, wearing glasses, a flat cap, a green shirt, and a checked blazer sits at a wooden table in front of a tall wooden fence, with sunlight filtering through the trees behind him.

    Ben Folds on Resigning From the Kennedy Center: What Would Rostropovich Do?

    Tuesday December 23
    Lisa Tolin
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  • Ten colorful book covers are displayed in two rows. Each cover features distinct titles, author names, and unique designs, showcasing a variety of fonts, colors, and graphics against a light gray background.

    What Do Authors Need When They Travel?

    Monday December 22
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  • A woman with wavy brown hair and a red top stands in front of a red circle, next to the cover of a book titled Galápagos by Fátima Vélez, featuring a purple illustration of a ship on green background.

    How a Contemporary Plague Novel Drew on the Voice of a Community

    Thursday December 18
    Aileen Favilla
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  • A man with short, curly graying hair, wearing a checked blazer and a beige sweater, sits in front of bookshelves filled with books, looking at the camera in a warmly lit room.

    PEN America’s New President, Novelist Dinaw Mengestu, on Books, Literary Culture, Free Expression, and Censorship in This Moment

    Thursday December 18
    Geraldine Baum
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  • A man with glasses and a beard is shown next to the cover of the book Looking for Alaska by John Green, which features rising smoke on a black background.

    John Green, Author of Most Banned Book, Says It’s No Badge of Honor

    Tuesday December 16
    Lisa Tolin
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