The Strange State of the Novel in the “Age of Amazon” The Strange State of the Novel in the “Age of Amazon”
A conversation with Mark McGurl about how the company changed the way books are written and the consequences of a service oriented reading culture.
Oct 28, 2021 / Q&A / Hannah Gold
Sell This Book! Sell This Book!
Corporate publishing wants to turn all readers into renters. We’re trying to stop them.
Aug 3, 2021 / Column / Maria Bustillos
Philip Roth and His Defensive Fans Are Their Own Worst Enemies Philip Roth and His Defensive Fans Are Their Own Worst Enemies
Why did it take a sexual assault scandal to raise red flags about a deeply flawed biography?
Apr 30, 2021 / Jeet Heer
The World Lawrence Ferlinghetti Built The World Lawrence Ferlinghetti Built
As a poet, publisher, and bookstore owner, he helped foster a literary ecosystem where politics and culture for the better seemed possible.
Mar 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Resplendent Radicalism of Lawrence Ferlinghetti The Resplendent Radicalism of Lawrence Ferlinghetti
What made Ferlinghetti so refreshing was his delight with each new generation’s readiness to challenge the status quo it had been handed.
Feb 25, 2021 / John Nichols
The Radical Origins of Self-Help Literature The Radical Origins of Self-Help Literature
How did the genre of self-help go from one focused on collective empowerment to one serving the class hierarchy as it stands?
Nov 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
‘The Nation’ Unveils New Look, New Logo With Inaugural Redesigned Issue, ‘The Drowned and the Saved’ ‘The Nation’ Unveils New Look, New Logo With Inaugural Redesigned Issue, ‘The Drowned and the Saved’
With 20 percent more pages in each issue, and four special double issues per year, the new Nation offers even more room for vivid reporting, rigorous debate, long-form analysis, an...
Sep 22, 2020 / Press Room
Publishers Are Taking the Internet to Court Publishers Are Taking the Internet to Court
In a lawsuit against the Internet Archive, the largest corporations in publishing want to change what it means to own a book.
Sep 10, 2020 / Maria Bustillos
Milton Glaser, 1929–2020 Milton Glaser, 1929–2020
Luckily for The Nation, Milton’s first rule was “You can only work for people you like.”
Jul 10, 2020 / Victor Navasky
The Ingenuity Keeping Indie Bookstores Going The Ingenuity Keeping Indie Bookstores Going
Amazon and the pandemic have left indie bookstores in a bind. They’re reinventing from the inside out.
May 12, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel