An Argument for Literature as Care Work

An Argument for Literature as Care Work

Alexandra Kingston-Reese on How Writers Can Ease a Care Crisis

By Alexandra Kingston-Reese | May 19, 2021

“I Wanted to Be on Fire.” On the Connection Between Art and Self-Destruction

“I Wanted to Be on Fire.” On the Connection Between Art and Self-Destruction

Bridget Collins Considers the Hagiography of the Tortured Artist

By Bridget Collins | May 19, 2021

T Kira Madden on Centering Pacific Island Voices

T Kira Madden on Centering Pacific Island Voices

This Week on the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | May 19, 2021

Courtney Zoffness on the One Characteristic That Writers Share

Courtney Zoffness on the One Characteristic That Writers Share

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 19, 2021

5 Books in Translation You May Have Missed in April

5 Books in Translation You May Have Missed in April

Bethanne Patrick Recommends Bruno Lloret, Eva Meijer, and More

By Bethanne Patrick | May 19, 2021

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing Your Work in a Literary Magazine

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing Your Work in a Literary Magazine

Erica Jenks Henry on the Fruits of a Seemingly Sisyphean Endeavor

By Erica Jenks Henry | May 18, 2021

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On Midcentury American Literature’s Preoccupation with Scandalous Sex

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The Necessity (and Inadequacy) of Trans Self-Acceptance Narratives

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On the Alarming Conflation of Patricia Highsmith and Tom Ripley... Encouraged by Highsmith Herself

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This Week on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | May 18, 2021

What Can We Still Take from Philip Larkin?

What Can We Still Take from Philip Larkin?

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 17, 2021

The Twisted Dream of Home Ownership in Tana French’s Novels

The Twisted Dream of Home Ownership in Tana French’s Novels

Nora Caplan-Bricker Goes Deep on Zillow (and Murder)

By Nora Caplan-Bricker | May 17, 2021

Is Fabulism the New Sincerity?

Is Fabulism the New Sincerity?

Brenda Peynado Considers the Dishonesty of Irony

By Brenda Peynado | May 17, 2021

On the Best Subversive, Genre-Busting Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

On the Best Subversive, Genre-Busting Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

Tobias Carroll Rereads M. John Harrison, an Under-Recognized Master

By Tobias Carroll | May 14, 2021

Pride and Property: <br>On the Homes of Jane Austen

Pride and Property:
On the Homes of Jane Austen

Phyllis Richardson on the Manors, Rectories, and Cottages That Influenced Austen's Domestic Writing

By Phyllis Richardson | May 14, 2021

Barry Jenkins’ <em>Underground Railroad</em> is Even More Challenging Than the Novel

Barry Jenkins’ Underground Railroad is Even More Challenging Than the Novel

You Will Not Be Able to Look Away

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2021

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