• Literary Criticism

    Book Marks Questionnaire

    Melissa Febos on Frankenstein, Elissa Washuta, and The Velveteen Rabbit

    By Book Marks  March 21, 2022
    What to Watch

    The Many Forms of Love in Pachinko

    By Juhea Kim  March 18, 2022
    Deaf Culture

    Toward a Literature of Sign Language

    By Ross Showalter  March 18, 2022
    What to Watch

    Writing Lessons from Author-Seductress Extraordinaire Catherine Tramell

    By Blake Turck  March 18, 2022
    Romance

    Why Romance Needs Its Tropes: A Defense

    By India Holton  March 18, 2022
    Best Reviews of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  March 18, 2022
    Classic Novels

    The Secrets and Silences of The Golden Bowl

    By Dinitia Smith  March 18, 2022
    New Books Network

    Why Center Historical Fiction on a Real-Life Person?

    By New Books Network  March 18, 2022
    Book Covers

    The Story Behind Jonathan Franzen’s New Backlist Book Cover Redesigns

    By Emily Temple  March 17, 2022
    Monsters

    What Do We Mean When We Call a Character a “Monster”?

    By Jess Zimmerman  March 17, 2022
    Jane Austen

    Just How Much is Jane Austen a Precursor to Bridgerton?

    By Robert Morrison  March 17, 2022
    Book Dreams

    Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan on the Freedom of Writing Anonymously

    By Book Dreams  March 17, 2022
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: NoViolet Bulawayo in Conversation with Novuyo Tshuma

    By The Virtual Book Channel  March 17, 2022
    Literary Journals

    The Life and Death of a Cutting Edge Literary Journal, c. 1989

    By Kurt Hollander  March 17, 2022
    Art and Writing

    14 Contemporary Artists on How Reading Influences Their Work

    By Literary Hub  March 16, 2022
    In Memoriam

    Remembering Novelist and Teacher Maureen Howard

    By Literary Hub  March 16, 2022
    Publishing

    The Rich and Secret Life of a Writer of Reading Guides

    By Je Banach  March 16, 2022
    Reading Lists

    “Fabulous Outfits, Breathlessly Described.” A Reading List of Literary “It” Girls

    By Véronique Hyland  March 16, 2022
    Classic Reviews

    The Marvelous Grotesquerie of Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love

    By Book Marks  March 16, 2022
    Writing

    Rare Thoughts on Writing From Cormac McCarthy in This Unlikely Interview

    By Murray Carpenter  March 15, 2022
    new books tuesday

    18 new books hitting shelves this week.

    By Katie Yee  March 15, 2022
    Reading Lists

    Finance Books for People Who Hate Finance: A Reading List

    By Mary Childs  March 15, 2022
    So Many Damn Books

    How Twilight Zone and a Japanese Art Installation Inspired Sequoia Nagamatsu’s Novel

    By So Many Damn Books  March 15, 2022
    On Home

    No Place You’d Want to Go: On Writing About Flint

    By Kelsey Ronan  March 15, 2022
    Reading Lists

    Seasons of Scam: A Reading List of Fake Identities

    By Caitlin Barasch  March 15, 2022
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