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Leo Carey on What’s Not There

Leo Carey on What’s Not There

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | June 17, 2025

Immaculate, Erotic and Quintessentially Modern: On Edna O’Brien’s <em>Night</em>

Immaculate, Erotic and Quintessentially Modern: On Edna O’Brien’s Night

Jane Alison In Praise of a Little-Known Novel From Ireland’s Foremost Chronicler of the Feminine Experience

By Jane Alison | June 17, 2025

What Does It Mean To Be a Working Class Writer at Iowa Writers’ Workshop?

What Does It Mean To Be a Working Class Writer at Iowa Writers’ Workshop?

Lee Cole on the Absence of Working Class Perspectives in our Literary Institutions

By Lee Cole | June 17, 2025

Five Essential Books About Florida (If You’re a Canadian Writing a Novel About Orlando)

Five Essential Books About Florida (If You’re a Canadian Writing a Novel About Orlando)

Grace Flahive on Books That Convey “Palm Leaves Waving Lazily in a Hairdryer Wind”

By Grace Flahive | June 17, 2025

Toni Morrison! Joyce Carol Oates! Britney and Beyoncé! 27 new books out today.

Toni Morrison! Joyce Carol Oates! Britney and Beyoncé! 27 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 17, 2025

A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré's Work Remains More Essential Than Ever

A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré's Work Remains More Essential Than Ever

Rav Grewal-Kök on the Enduring Literary Legacy of an Undisputed Master of the Spy Novel

By Rav Grewal-Kök | June 16, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Lies, Damn Lies, and Magazine Pieces: On the Cursed Art of Fact Checking

By Isabel Clara Ruehl | June 16, 2025

Art Imitates Life: Who Was the Real Woman Behind André Breton’s Nadja?

By Mark Polizzoti | June 16, 2025

Against Homophobic Traditionalism: The Revelations of Writing Queer Historical Fiction

By Phil Melanson | June 16, 2025

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s <em>Iliad</em>

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s Iliad

Emily Hauser Explores Ancient Greek Visions of Gender

By Emily Hauser | June 13, 2025

Liberating Lit: Iryn Tushabe on Writing Stories of African Black Queer Joy Under Oppression

Liberating Lit: Iryn Tushabe on Writing Stories of African Black Queer Joy Under Oppression

The Author of “Everything Is Fine Here” Recalls a Seminal “This American Life” Episode

By Iryn Tushabe | June 13, 2025

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

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

Featuring Caroline Fraser, Jess Walter, Geoff Dyer, and More

By Book Marks | June 13, 2025

Food as First Language: Mike Curato on the Validation of Learning to Cook Filipino Food

Food as First Language: Mike Curato on the Validation of Learning to Cook Filipino Food

The Author of “Gaysians” Rediscovers Memories of an Immigrant Childhood Through Special Dishes

By Mike Curato | June 13, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A superb and disturbing vivisection of our darkest urges, this summer’s premier nonfiction read.”

By Book Marks | June 12, 2025

I Don’t Think My Fantasy-Writing Friend Will Get My Literary Fiction: Am I the Asshole?

I Don’t Think My Fantasy-Writing Friend Will Get My Literary Fiction: Am I the Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 12, 2025

The Ultimate Summer 2025 Reading List

The Ultimate Summer 2025 Reading List

Sun, Fun, Math, and Counting

By Emily Temple | June 12, 2025

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