Manual for Quitting Writing
Literary paradox: only a few make a living from writing, but anyone can publish, in a charming absurdity.
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Whose Story is it? Or the Return of an Old Literary Dilemma
The controversy surrounding Guerriero and Netflix reopens the dilemma of who a story belongs to: those who live it, those who write it, or those who disseminate it.
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2025 Cervantes Prize: The Art of Not Disturbing
Institutional mediocrity and a lack of literary risk-taking in the choice of the Cervantes Prize symbolize the cultural domestication of the award.
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Witches, Prophecies, and the Apocalyptic Merch Machine
Apocalyptic feminism as a symbolic and marketable product.
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The Million-Euro Prize or How the Premio Planeta Lost the Novel and Won Prime Time
If the twentieth century believed in the solitary genius, the twenty-first prefers the television author. And the Planeta is a faithful mirror of the market.
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Nobel Prize in Literature for Krasznahorkai
Nobel Prize in Literature (2025) to László Krasznahorkai.
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The Swedish Raffle for the Nobel Prize in Literature
Every fall, the press bets on the usual suspects, and every fall, the Swedish Academy comes up with a name that causes Wikipedia to crash.
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When Reading Is a Drama
The debate over whether reading makes us morally superior reveals that books are a critical tool, not a guarantee of virtue, in an era dominated by social media.
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New Barnes & Noble Stores: Real Bookshops or TikTok Sets?
Famous bookstore chain expands: revival of reading or stage set for influencers?
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Science and Silence: Reading ‘The River’ in the 21st Century
What if the origin of HIV was not just a scientific question, but an institutional one?