Poets Jennifer Michael Hecht and Matthew Zapruder on Wonder, the Secular Sacred, and the Surprising Power of “Once Upon a Time”

Poets Jennifer Michael Hecht and Matthew Zapruder on Wonder, the Secular Sacred, and the Surprising Power of “Once Upon a Time”

A Conversation on Wonder, the Secular Sacred, Stories, and the Surprising Power of "Once Upon a Time"

By Matthew Zapruder | April 5, 2023

Time and Materials: On the Art of the Experimental Memoir

Time and Materials: On the Art of the Experimental Memoir

John West Considers the Literary Fragment

By John West | April 5, 2023

23 new books out today.

23 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 4, 2023

Another World is Possible: On the Universal Language of Trees

Another World is Possible: On the Universal Language of Trees

Katie Holten Calls for the Rewilding of Vocabularies

By Katie Holten | April 4, 2023

Charles Frazier on How the Past Converses With the Present

Charles Frazier on How the Past Converses With the Present

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Trackers

By Jane Ciabattari | April 4, 2023

Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Cover of His New Memoir

Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Cover of His New Memoir

“It often feels like a cover designer I have not met has captured some dimension of the book I have not been aware.”

By Viet Thanh Nguyen | April 4, 2023

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The Revolutionary Power of Palestinian Theater

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Kelly Link on Short Stories Cannibalizing Her Novel Ideas

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Clint Smith: “What Does it Mean to Carry Wonder and Despair in Your Body at the Same Time?”

Clint Smith: “What Does it Mean to Carry Wonder and Despair in Your Body at the Same Time?”

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 3, 2023

Fabio Pusterla on Discovering a Lifelong Love of Poetry

Fabio Pusterla on Discovering a Lifelong Love of Poetry

“I felt as though I’d found a language and voice capable of articulating my inner life.”

By Fabio Pusterla and Will Schutt | April 3, 2023

On the Nested Worlds of Novelist Marina Warner

On the Nested Worlds of Novelist Marina Warner

Lucy Scholes Revisits Booker Shortlisted The Lost Father

By Lucy Scholes | April 3, 2023

Dubravka Ugrešić’s Translators Remember Her

Dubravka Ugrešić’s Translators Remember Her

Five Translators on the Woman Who Wrote on Displacement, Transnationalism, and the Joys of Literature

By Literary Hub | April 3, 2023

Who Was the Man Behind Oscar Wilde’s Downfall?

Who Was the Man Behind Oscar Wilde’s Downfall?

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 3, 2023

20 new paperbacks hitting shelves this April.

20 new paperbacks hitting shelves this April.

By Gabrielle Bellot | March 31, 2023

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

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

Featuring New Titles by Eleanor Catton, Catherine Lacey, Matthew Desmond, Sebastian Barry, and More

By Book Marks | March 31, 2023

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