A Reckoning and a Testimonial: On Robert Hayden’s “The Whipping”

A Reckoning and a Testimonial: On Robert Hayden’s “The Whipping”

Edward Hirsch Gives a Close Reading of Hayden's Unsentimental
Poem of Childhood

By Edward Hirsch | April 2, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Coffee House Press

Interview with an Indie Press: Coffee House Press

On Working Outside the Margins of Publishing

By Corinne Segal | April 2, 2021

Inside the Long Friendship of James Merrill and<br> Elizabeth Bishop

Inside the Long Friendship of James Merrill and
Elizabeth Bishop

“Your long wonderful letter is here today.”

By James Merrill | April 1, 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

During April Showers, Vaccine Lines, etc.

By Emily Temple | April 1, 2021

Reading James Joyce’s <em>Finnegans Wake</em>... Without Trying to Decode It

Reading James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake... Without Trying to Decode It

Introducing a New Five-Part Series on the Most Mystifying Book Ever Written

By The Cosmic Library | April 1, 2021

Have Italian Scholars Figured Out the Identity of Elena Ferrante?

Have Italian Scholars Figured Out the Identity of Elena Ferrante?

Elisa Sotgiu on Reading Gender and Class in One of the Great Literary Mysteries of Our Time

By Elisa Sotgiu | March 31, 2021

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Ten Savage Insults From Literary Icons

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Gabriela Garcia on the Interplay Between Literature and Class Consciousness

Gabriela Garcia on the Interplay Between Literature and Class Consciousness

The Author of Of Women and Salt Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | March 30, 2021

Sherry Turkle on AI and the Perils of Pretend Empathy

Sherry Turkle on AI and the Perils of Pretend Empathy

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | March 30, 2021

How Gloria Naylor Captures Love in <em>The Women of <br>Brewster Place</em>

How Gloria Naylor Captures Love in The Women of
Brewster Place

Tyrese L. Coleman Guests on the Lit Century Podcast
with Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | March 30, 2021

Reckoning with Nabokov’s Classic, Controversial <em>Lolita</em>

Reckoning with Nabokov’s Classic, Controversial Lolita

Jenny Minton Quigley Guests on the History of Literature Podcast
with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 29, 2021

A Novel Life: On the Literary and Political Legacy of<br> Edward Said

A Novel Life: On the Literary and Political Legacy of
Edward Said

Timothy Brennan: “He was never much drawn to academic fashions.”

By Timothy Brennan | March 29, 2021

How Ramona Quimby Taught a Generation of Girls to Embrace Brashness

How Ramona Quimby Taught a Generation of Girls to Embrace Brashness

Rachel Vorona Cote on Having the Right to Be 'Too Much'

By Rachel Vorona Cote | March 27, 2021

When Dostoevsky Hit the St. Petersburg Literary Scene

When Dostoevsky Hit the St. Petersburg Literary Scene

Alex Christofi on the Great Russian Writer's Struggle with Fame and Insecurity

By Alex Christofi | March 26, 2021

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