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Time to face up to reality: The world is flat....

Freedom of speech is crucial both to a healthy democracy and the life of the mind. The First Amendment to...

Ask almost any American writer today for a list of his or her literary idols, and Frank Conroy’s name usually...

An academic blogger talks about a new campaign to interest readers in fiction that they might otherwise miss.

Terry Caesar considers the allure of academic jobs in faraway locations.

The news of Saul Bellow's death sent me to the bookshelves, in search of (among other things) a set of...

Michael Arnzen offers what he calls "behavior modification for the chronically tardy."

The "vulgarity debate" among Iranian bloggers raises questions about culture, power, and politics.