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From Fady Joudah’s genocide elegy to a forgotten 1940 Fitzgerald rival, the week of Sept. 21–25, 2026 in books was dense, strange, and necessary.
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From Solnit on Homer to a 30-year sentence for zines, the week’s literary news collided canon, silence, and AI in uncomfortable ways.
Gregg Araki’s new film stars Charli XCX and Johnny Knoxville. He tells The New Yorker that heartbreak and confusion are worth having.
Charli XCX closes her new album with a cameo from director David Cronenberg on “No One Lasts Forever,” a track about legacy, art, and what survives.
A wildfire near Madrid forced evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network station in Spain, suspending contact with 40+ missions including Voyager and Webb.
















































