Making History: Six Books That Embrace the 1970s

Making History: Six Books That Embrace the 1970s

Yes, Novels Set in the 70s Are Historical Fiction Now

By Donna Gordon | June 23, 2022

From Ice Hockey Upsets to the Fastest Man Alive: The Best Books About Underdogs

From Ice Hockey Upsets to the Fastest Man Alive: The Best Books About Underdogs

Michel Loynd Recommends Books to Inspire Us

By Michael Loynd | June 23, 2022

David Grossman Remembers His Friend, the Novelist AB Yehoshua

David Grossman Remembers His Friend, the Novelist AB Yehoshua

“He was able to show us the how ‘grand’ history seeps into the soul of the individual, at times bursting forth from within.”

By David Grossman | June 23, 2022

Endnotes on Inheritance: Marie-Helene Bertino, Ocean Vuong, and More Voices from <em>Thresholds</em>

Endnotes on Inheritance: Marie-Helene Bertino, Ocean Vuong, and More Voices from Thresholds

Hosted by Jordan Kisner and Drew Broussard

By Thresholds | June 23, 2022

Was <em>Bambi</em> an Autobiographical Novel?

Was Bambi an Autobiographical Novel?

Jack Zipes Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | June 23, 2022

“Warnings Imply You Have a Choice.” Rebecca Solnit in Conversation with Margaret Atwood

“Warnings Imply You Have a Choice.” Rebecca Solnit in Conversation with Margaret Atwood

Celebrating 40 Years of Orion Magazine

By Literary Hub | June 22, 2022

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A Close Reading of Emily Dickinson’s Poem “Because I could not stop for Death”

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Ru Freeman on Crossing Borders and Making Connections

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The Creative Rebellion of Black Liberated Life: A Reading List for Juneteenth

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Gothics, Whodunnits, Psychologicals, Historicals, and More: 19 Young Adult Reads for the Summer

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Annie Proulx Revisits William Golding’s <em>Rites of Passage</em>

Annie Proulx Revisits William Golding’s Rites of Passage

“Golding had a fantastic imaginative ability that allowed him into humanity’s more unsavory byways.”

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Does George Saunders’s <em>Escape From Spiderhead</em> Stand Up on Film?

Does George Saunders’s Escape From Spiderhead Stand Up on Film?

Jonathan Russell Clark on Netflix’s $100 Million Adaptation of a Beloved Short Story

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Finding the One Book My Young Son Would Sit Still To

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