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30 Books in 30 Days: David Biespiel on Frank Stanford:

30 Books in 30 Days: David Biespiel on Frank Stanford: "Poetry Busts Guts"

Counting Down the National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists

By David Biespiel | February 16, 2016

30 Books in 30 Days: Mark Athitakis on Ottessa Moshfegh's <em>Eileen</em>

30 Books in 30 Days: Mark Athitakis on Ottessa Moshfegh's Eileen

Counting Down the National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists

By Mark Athitakis | February 15, 2016

A. O. Scott Asks Himself: What is Criticism?

A. O. Scott Asks Himself: What is Criticism?

One of America's Great Critics Has Some Questions—For Himself

By A. O. Scott | February 11, 2016

On Finding Yourself in the Work of Jhumpa Lahiri

On Finding Yourself in the Work of Jhumpa Lahiri

Nandini Balial on Language, Homeland, and Family

By Nandini Balial | February 9, 2016

We Are At Risk of Losing Serious Readers

We Are At Risk of Losing Serious Readers

David Denby on Teenage Reading Habits, and the Page vs. the Screen

By David Denby | February 8, 2016

Kamila Shamsie On Intizar Hussain's Novel, <em>Basti</em>

Kamila Shamsie On Intizar Hussain's Novel, Basti

Reimagining the Intimate Sweep of History

By Kamila Shamsie | February 5, 2016

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You Don’t Have to Be a Veteran to Write About War

By Matt Gallagher | February 2, 2016

Our Darkest American Masterpiece

By Dustin Illingworth | January 27, 2016

One of the Great Unsung Crime Novels of the 20th Century

By Barry Gifford | January 19, 2016

A Brief History of Book Illustration

A Brief History of Book Illustration

Are We At the Start of Another Golden Age for Image/Text Collaboration?

By Chris Russell | January 14, 2016

A Reader's Manifesto for 2016

A Reader's Manifesto for 2016

Literary Resolutions from a Straight, White Male

By Jonathan Russell Clark | January 4, 2016

Actually, <em>Emma</em> is the Best Jane Austen Novel

Actually, Emma is the Best Jane Austen Novel

On the 200th Anniversary of a Classic, An Argument for Its Greatness

By Devoney Looser | December 23, 2015

The Importance of Being Orwell

The Importance of Being Orwell

Christopher Hitchens on George Orwell's Social Evolution

By Christopher Hitchens | December 22, 2015

Men Explain <em>Lolita </em>to Me

Men Explain Lolita to Me

Rebecca Solnit: Art Makes the World, and It Can Break Us

By Rebecca Solnit | December 17, 2015

Silence: Tool, Weapon, Gift, Myth?

Silence: Tool, Weapon, Gift, Myth?

On John Cage, Muzak, Noise, Torture, and More

By Michael Fallon | December 15, 2015

Writers at Work: The Year in Collected Essays

Writers at Work: The Year in Collected Essays

On 12 Books (and 4,554 Pages) by Journalists, Critics, Columnists, and Contributors

By Jonathan Russell Clark | December 14, 2015

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