In Russia, censored pages are sparking underground libraries, secret book clubs, and quiet acts of literary resistance.

A review of Alexander Voloshin's Sidetracked: Exile in Hollywood, translated by Boris Dralyuk.

Reviewing a new volume of Chekhov's earliest work, on the writer's 166th birthday.

A court fined a bookstore chain for novels that contained "sexual anarchism."

What our reviewer has been reading lately, and what it has gotten him thinking about.

A new state dictionary has changed definitions, praising authoritarianism and promoting "traditional values."

A Russian publishing house censored a part of an American author's book that advocated for trans rights.

What our reviewer has been reading lately, and what it has gotten him thinking about.

Two female Ukrainian authors have been honored in Germany’s Hotlist literary awards for 2025.

The Ukrainian journalist Anastasiia Marsiz’s first novel, set in modern Italy, reads in the literary tradition of skazki, Eugene Onegin and Tolstoy’s folk tales.

Ukrainian book sales are decreasing, but demand for English-language literature is on the rise.

Author Dmitry Bykov's books are disappearing from shelves after Russia placed the writer on its international wanted list.