This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | January 16, 2026

<em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em> Anticipates!

The Lit Hub Podcast Anticipates!

featuring McKayla Coyle, Jonny Diamond, James Folta, Olivia Rutigliano, Dan Sheehan, Emily Temple, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 16, 2026

The Rise of Carlos the Jackal, the Most Feared Terrorist of the 1970s

The Rise of Carlos the Jackal, the Most Feared Terrorist of the 1970s

Jason Burke on the Early Years of an Infamous Icon of Political Violence

By Jason Burke | January 16, 2026

On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability

On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability

Steven W. Thrasher Contemplates the Weakness at the Heart of ICE and the Politics of the Hard Right

By Steven W. Thrasher | January 15, 2026

Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

Translated and Introduced by Fady Joudah

By Golan Haji | January 15, 2026

How the <em>New York Times</em> Failed Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya

How the New York Times Failed Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya

Max Weiss on Translating the Gaza Doctor’s Words for the Times, and the Paper’s Failure to Cover His Abduction and Torture

By Max Weiss | January 14, 2026

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  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
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  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • The Hitch
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

Following backlash over the booting of a Palestinian author, Adelaide Writers’ Week has been canceled.

By Brittany Allen | January 13, 2026

Thanks to the Trump administration, LGBTQ+ books are getting harder to sell.

By Brittany Allen | January 12, 2026

Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

By Brittany Allen | January 12, 2026

Jose Antonio Vargas on Life in a Country That Says You Don’t Belong

Jose Antonio Vargas on Life in a Country That Says You Don’t Belong

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | January 12, 2026

Dozens of writers are boycotting the Adelaide festival for booting Palestinian-Australian Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah.

Dozens of writers are boycotting the Adelaide festival for booting Palestinian-Australian Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah.

By James Folta | January 9, 2026

What Happens if Russia Wins the War it Started in Ukraine?

What Happens if Russia Wins the War it Started in Ukraine?

Carlo Masala Explores the Worst-Case Scenarios

By Carlo Masala | January 9, 2026

Stop anthropomorphizing lines of code.

Stop anthropomorphizing lines of code.

By James Folta | January 8, 2026

Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.

Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.

By Jonny Diamond | January 7, 2026

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted to close itself down.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted to close itself down.

By James Folta | January 7, 2026

SI SI SI SI SI: On Fascist Passions in Mussolini’s Italy

SI SI SI SI SI: On Fascist Passions in Mussolini’s Italy

Tia Glista Considers Mussolini: Son of the Century and The Silver Book

By Tia Glista | January 7, 2026

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