Western audiences are anxiously watching a country they've never read. Meet nine authors whose literary works provide texture to understand and build bridges.
As we welcome the Lunar New Year of the Horse, a classic Japanese tale of blind idealism reminds us of the dangers of unmanaged technology
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As Executive power expands, ICE detention numbers rise, and citizens debate if the United States is becoming authoritarian, The Iron Heel provides historical perspective.
The writings of The Anti-Imperialist League (1898) speak directly to our changing world order
Our fatal dependence on technology is the subject of a classic sci-fi story. It's a provocation for our AI moment.
A look back at our favorite 9 books profiled in 2025 and what we can glean about the year ahead.
Why Dickens’ Most Hated Book is His Most Essential for us in 2025
Read our upgraded Metropolis and you'll see why reality is creepier than fiction, until fiction becomes reality
Big Tech bosses are determined to find out. Read R.U.R. by Capek to understand why it's so consequential for humanity.
Tuesday Curation: If political headlines got you down, get thrilled by these still riveting stories, many more relevant than ever.
Orwell’s 1984 is trending again. The book you actually need to read is The Iron Heel, by Jack London. Here's why.
Tuesday Curation: 10 works that reflect the origins, growth, societal impacts and enduring legacy of two centuries of railways.
An excerpt from Part II, Chapter 1 wherein Oblomov is inspired to get out of bed, to start reading books again, and perhaps even to pay a compliment.
Tuesday Curation: Timeless fiction and nonfiction picks that predicted today’s platform monopolies, PR spin, and labor squeeze.
It's easy to blame social media, remote work isolation or the loss of "third places." Japan's most famous author says it's an essential feature of modernity.
Curated Tuesday: If you're looking for alternatives to the glut of dystopian stories, try these under-appreciated utopian fiction to ignite a positive vision for the future!
Is AI an existential threat to book reading, or only the most recent challenger? Read a 140-year old debate from Octave Uzanne to get some perspective.
Curated Tuesday: 15 classic bot books to signpost where we've come from as we anticipate an automated future
What Norbert Wiener's first principles tell us about the human use of AI, and the AI use of humans
