CEO James Daunt says Barnes & Noble will stock AI-generated books.

CEO James Daunt says Barnes & Noble will stock AI-generated books.

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Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk apparently used AI to write her latest novel.

Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk apparently used AI to write her latest novel.

By Emily Temple | May 19, 2026

A prize-winning story published in <em>Granta</em> was (very likely) written by AI.

A prize-winning story published in Granta was (very likely) written by AI.

By Brittany Allen | May 19, 2026

How Just a Few Taps on a Bunch of Buttons Can Curate Meaning

How Just a Few Taps on a Bunch of Buttons Can Curate Meaning

Robert Isaacs on the Rhythm of Writing

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15 Graduation Gifts for English Majors

15 Graduation Gifts for English Majors

What to Get the Soon-to-Be Barista in Your Life

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What’s with all the nostalgia for Obama-era New York?

What’s with all the nostalgia for Obama-era New York?

Why the 2000s are dominating books, music, and movies today.

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What can we expect from Tim Heidecker’s <em>InfoWars</em>?

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Honoré de Balzac’s Greatest Fear? Being Photographed

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The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

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Have We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency?

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Megan Garber on Placelessness, Pop Culture, and the Panopticon of Spectacle

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When (and Why) Exactly Did Elon Musk Make His Hard Turn to the Right?

When (and Why) Exactly Did Elon Musk Make His Hard Turn to the Right?

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Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

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