Kam Reads and Recs

Phil Calian, editor-in-chief of the Brown Daily Herald, could have worked at nearly any newspaper in the nation after he graduated in 1985.

The program has awarded millions in grants for organizations serving families living below local poverty lines.

The New York State assemblywoman, who is running for a seat in the House of Representatives, spoke with Hyperallergic about her life as a pa

When we come upon a fork in the road—two roads diverging in a yellow wood—it might be said that the decision of which way to go is a matter

The wild fire that unites Iran and Southern California.

Celebrate Pride 2026 with these lgbtq historical fiction novels about real and imagined figures from the 17th century to the 2000s.

These nonfiction works by Caribbean authors include an essay collection, a memoir, and a biography of a huge figure in Haitian history.

In the summer of 1948, Vladimir Nabokov started writing Lolita during one of his annual butterfly collecting trips (yes, really). 60 years l

Lena Dunham’s memoir shows the distorting effects of fame on her intimate relationships, especially with herself.

A university professor on what we lose when we lose the book as a physical medium.

The Grateful Dead, professional wrestling, and the vertigo of the pop culture microhistory.

The adaptation of Victor LaValle's book starts strong right out of the gate.

The street racing franchise has told a saga on the silver screen, so why is it moving to streaming TV?

One hundred and sixty years ago today, Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary was published for the first time as a single volume—it had been seri

Here’s a fun fact to celebrate Angela Carter’s birthday: the beloved feminist icon did not care for literary tote saint Joan Didion. Need so

“We wanted to hold a mirror up to Cuba, show the island what the hell it was.”