literature

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While shortening attention spans may be to blame for the shift in literature, Huehls argues that some writers are intentionally engaging with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Juniors and seniors at her school take a science-fiction literature class in which they study “Fahrenheit 451,” a 1953 book about censorship and authoritarianism.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Mr. Armitage’s resplendent translation, proceeding with nerve, wisdom and necessary audacity, proves that literature does not progress so much as deepen, circling the same obsessions with ever-renewed urgency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Randa Abdel-Fattah, the Australian-Palestinian writer whose disinvitation from a major literature festival in Adelaide sparked an uproar in January, said her upcoming book, Discipline, would be her "first and last book with UQP".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The story, which helped Canetti earn the Nobel Prize in literature, includes a character named Fischerele who aspires to become chess champion of the world.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady