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Philosopher William MacAskill coined the term "longtermism" to convey the idea that humans have a moral responsibility to protect the future of humanity, prevent it from going extinct and create a better future for many generations to come. He outlines this concept in his new book, What We Owe the Future. Matt Crockett hide caption
Nuar Alsadir Joseph Robert Krauss/Graywolf Press hide caption
A book on laughter and how it brings out our most authentic selves
Salman Rushdie is shown attending the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
Author Salman Rushdie, pictured in 2018, is expected to survive a stabbing attack, his agent says. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
Author Salman Rushdie at the Blue Sofa at the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images hide caption
The award-winning novelist Chibundu Onuzo has lately been thinking about her life in London and her visits to Nigeria, where she was born: "What do I love most about my trips to Lagos? I lose my self-consciousness there. If I stand out, it's for something other than my skin color." David Levenson/Getty Images hide caption
Author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage as he was preparing for a speaking event in western New York on Friday. Grant Pollard/Invision/AP hide caption
Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green, co-authors of Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers Courtesy of the Rodgers-Beaty-Guettel family; Earl Wilson/New York Times hide caption
Published 8 years after her death, Mary Rodgers' memoir is a true tell-all book
A photo of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. is displayed during a news conference April 24, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif., announcing the arrest of the man suspected to be the so-called Golden State Killer. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
After a career of cracking cold cases, investigator Paul Holes opens up
'The Last White Man' spins a deft, if narrow, fantasy about identity
Tom Sturridge as Dream in Netflix's The Sandman. Liam Daniel/Netflix hide caption
The Penguin logo is visible on the spine of a book. The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster to block the companies from completing a merger valued at $2.175 billion. Tim Ireland/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
Authors and bookstore owners worry a big publishing merger will affect diversity
Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) blows you a kiss in The Sandman. Netflix hide caption
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brad Pitt in a scene from the film Bullet Train. Sony Pictures hide caption
Will her bike wind up in that canal? AURORE BELOT/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Why do so many bikes end up underwater? The reasons can be weird and varied
A bag of assorted pills and prescription drugs is dropped off for disposal during the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 24, 2021 in Los Angeles. Patrick T. Falon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
New book chronicles how America's opioid industry operated like a drug cartel
PEN literary service award recipient Stephen King attends the 2018 PEN Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on May 22, 2018, in New York. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption