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What the Critics Think: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

What the Critics Think: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Liana Fink on David Sedaris, Michele Filgate on Miriam Toews, Cree LeFavour on Claire Vaye Watkins, and more

By Book Marks | October 7, 2021

In Defense of Poetic Plagiarism

In Defense of Poetic Plagiarism

Sam Riviere on the Foundational Practices of Collaboration and Copying

By Sam Riviere | October 6, 2021

On Ancient Aliens, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, and the Unhinged Pleasures of Speculative Nonfiction

On Ancient Aliens, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, and the Unhinged Pleasures of Speculative Nonfiction

Patrick Allington Reads Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Alongside Chariots of the Gods?

By Patrick Allington | October 6, 2021

Dave Eggers on Escaping Corporate Tech and the Irreplaceable Role of Indie Bookstores

Dave Eggers on Escaping Corporate Tech and the Irreplaceable Role of Indie Bookstores

The Author Discusses His Upcoming Book, The Every

By Corinne Segal | October 6, 2021

How Fanfiction Can Inspire a Meaningful Cultural Activism and Challenge Social Stigmas

How Fanfiction Can Inspire a Meaningful Cultural Activism and Challenge Social Stigmas

Milena Popova on the Real-World Impact of the Fandom Community's Discussion of Sexual Consent

By Milena Popova | October 6, 2021

Margaret Verble on Chinua Achebe, Flannery O’Connor, and <em>Wolf Hall</em>

Margaret Verble on Chinua Achebe, Flannery O’Connor, and Wolf Hall

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky

By Book Marks | October 6, 2021

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21 new titles to get cozy with this week.

By Katie Yee | October 5, 2021

On the Vivid Landscapes of Alice Munro

By Lit Century | October 5, 2021

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

By Sara Davidson | October 5, 2021

How Writing “Vengeful Fiction” Can Make You a Better Person

How Writing “Vengeful Fiction” Can Make You a Better Person

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson on Finding Empathy in Writing and Putting Anger to Good Use

By Jocelyn Nicole Johnson | October 5, 2021

The New Climate Fiction: Grappling with the Weight of Collapse

The New Climate Fiction: Grappling with the Weight of Collapse

Emma Dries on the Limitations of Fragmentary Narrative to Portray a Fragmenting World

By Emma Dries | October 5, 2021

<em>Literary Disco</em> Goes Back to School with Poet and Teacher Bree Rolfe

Literary Disco Goes Back to School with Poet and Teacher Bree Rolfe

On the Syllabus: Jamaica Kincaid, Roddy Doyle, and Assaf Gavron

By Literary Disco | October 5, 2021

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

A Balanced Reading List for Libra Season

By Emily Temple | October 4, 2021

Writing the Anxiety of Parenthood on the Precipice of Apocalypse

Writing the Anxiety of Parenthood on the Precipice of Apocalypse

Emma Szewczak Considers Questions of Procreation and Responsibility in Post-Apocalypse Narratives

By Emma Szewczak | October 4, 2021

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

French-Algerian Author Faïza Guène Considers Her Relationship to the Iconic Elephant

By Faїza Guène and Sarah Ardizzone | October 4, 2021

The Literature of Migration and Caribbean Identity in America: A Reading List

The Literature of Migration and Caribbean Identity in America: A Reading List

Antonio Michael Downing Recommends Jamaica Kincaid, Canisia Lubrin, Edwidge Danticat and More

By Antonio Michael Downing | October 4, 2021

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