TODAY: In 1898, author and illustrator H.A. Rey is born.
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“It was ninety minutes before opening and four hours before the lunch rush on the day in early March when Miguel called to say that although he’d already arrived at the restaurant, he needed to leave immediately.” Read from Angela Flournoy’s new novel, The Wilderness. | Lit Hub Fiction
“A REAL PAGE-TURNER...” –T. KINGFISHER
On a quiet island off the coast of Ireland, a woman with no memory claws her way out of her grave and back to life. Drawing on the creatures and horrors of Irish folklore, Neil Sharpson’s The Burial Tide unearths many secrets.
STEPHEN KING’S THE LONG WALK—READ BEFORE YOU WATCH!
The brilliant and chilling first novel Stephen King ever wrote tells the tale of the contestants of a diabolically cruel competition where 100 boys start the “long walk” and there is only one winner—the one that survives.
Judith Butler talks to Amy Goodman about being among the 160 UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff whose names were handed over to the Trump administration. | Democracy Now!
“The matter of Baldwin’s contemplated book about the Bureau is being closely followed and you will be kept advised of pertinent developments.” Read some of the FBI’s files on James Baldwin. | Lapham’s Quarterly
