It never really occurred to me to write a poetry book.” That’s how Terese Mason Pierre, the Toronto writer, editor, and ...

For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?

An interview with the groundbreaking filmmaker, one of the first major Black female voices in Hollywood cinema.

Sociologist Eve L. Ewing joins The Excerpt to discuss her new book “Original Sins,” which argues that schools enforce racial hierarchies.

It wasn’t that long ago that most of us would’ve supported — applauded, even — efforts to promote better understanding among people from different racial, ethnic or cultural backgrounds.

The 1938 short "Good Scouts" has Donald Duck and his three nephews making a ruckus in "Yellowstone Nat'l Park." If he were a ...

Ruth Stout didn’t plow, dig, water, or weed—and now her “no-work” method is everywhere. But behind her secret to the perfect plot lay other secrets and other plots.

It’s a bold take on fleeing one’s home for a better life across the sea — in this case Canada, where “Life of Pi” author Yann Martel spent some time growing up — and the ways in which corrosive ...

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The Story of Living in Apartheid, has just been published in South Africa. Intended for young people but speaking to readers of all ages, the book explores what it was like living through this dark ...

The Sydney Writers’ Festival has revealed its 2025 program, with powerhouse authors set to make an appearance.The announcement:The 2025 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) officially unveils its program ...