“Discovering that my own Jewish culture recognized and honored six genders across more than 1,600 years was the most shocking.’’ —Lee Wind You already know today’s topic, and probably realize that Lee Wind’s book title will... Read More

“The truth about the American Dream is that you have to be asleep to believe it.’’ —Komail Aijazuddin Pakistani American Komail Aijazuddin first charmed his way into our hearts with Kristine Morris’s starred review ofManboobs... Read More

“I worry that fraud involving programs intended to help the poor is happening around the country. Congress said as much last year when it asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate … They pointed out that there is a... Read More

“Maximus Wyld is my invention, but as many authors say: when your character begins to exist on his own, then you’re ready to write his story. That’s how I work. I have to create my characters and come to believe in their existence,... Read More

“I think black women move through the world often feeling powerfully othered. In the west, the vast majority of our media … does not centre our experience. We are sidecharacters and footnotes in history, if we are to be found at all.... Read More

“The same story can be told many times, in many ways, by different people across generations. A story can migrate and move around, acquiring new endings and meanings. A story can be told in many languages, a story can be recast in song... Read More

“To write a story isolated in the past, without attachments to our own time (if such a thing is possible) does not interest me. I believe that a book is a responsible object brought into being by a writer, ie, it occupies a place among... Read More

You count on us to answer questions you didn’t know you have, so you will be pleased to hear that Ivan Andreevich Krylov came up with the “elephant in the room” phrase in an 1814 fable named The Inquisitive Man. You’re welcome.... Read More