Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled Americaβs Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 NYT > Top Stories By: Robert D. McFadden 1 September 2026 at 03:16 A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim. Β© Steve Hebert for The New York TimesAuthor Wendell Berry in 2012. The historian Page Smith hailed him as βa prophetic American voice of our day.β
Putin Is Coming for Russian Literature NYT > Top Stories By: Natasha Kiseleva 31 August 2026 at 08:00 The Kremlin is redefining what it means to be a writer in Russia.
How Marlon James Confronted βthe Story I Was Not Allowed to Liveβ NYT > Top Stories By: MJ Franklin 30 August 2026 at 16:24 With βThe Disappearers,β the Booker Prize-winning author has written his most personal novel yet. Β© Marcus Maddox for The New York TimesβI donβt go to novels to be safe,β Marlon James said. βI go to novels to be titillated, to be scared, to be educated, to be frightened β honestly, to be appalled.β
Rachel Cusk Tried to Caricature Natalie Portman. She Only Caricatured Herself. NYT > Top Stories By: Parul Sehgal 28 August 2026 at 12:02 Her latest novel appears to savage a celebrity. But Cusk has, once again, managed to turn herself into the victim.
Loving Dolly Parton Was Easy. Understanding Her Was Hard. NYT > Top Stories By: Tressie McMillan Cottom 27 August 2026 at 16:40 She didnβt see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer. Β© Timothy White/AUGUST
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