current affairs

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But in recent years, print sales in such categories as biography, current affairs and business and economics—what publishers refer to as “serious nonfiction” and which tend to resonate especially with men—have fallen considerably.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The current affairs prize went to Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, which was pulled by the BBC last year, which the broadcaster said was because of impartiality concerns.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

So no memoirs or thrillers or true crime or current affairs or hot takes—and certainly no self-help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The poems are rooted in their observations of current affairs and native plants; the publication was completed in December, when Valenzuela and Cheng planned for a reading and celebration of their work at Bravo High.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

The fugitive bulletins made them a requirement in his line of work—Homer maintained a thorough collection—and current affairs generally upheld his theories about society and the human animal.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead