• Literary Criticism

    Audiobooks

    The Best Audiobooks of 2023

    By AudioFile Magazine  December 1, 2023
    Streaming Guide

    The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

    By Emily Temple  December 1, 2023
    Craft and Criticism

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  December 1, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Katherine Howe on the Joy of Writing Pirates

    By History of Literature  December 1, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    November’s Best Reviewed Fiction

    By Book Marks  November 30, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    November’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

    By Book Marks  November 30, 2023
    Horror

    Horror for the Holidays! Or, Scary Novels To Read While Being Nice to Your Family

    By Erika Johansen  November 30, 2023
    Existentialism

    What Albert Camus’s The Stranger Says About Our Contemporary Anxieties

    By Kate Christensen  November 30, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Timothy Schaffert on the Literary Parallels for the House GOP Clusterf*ck

    By Fiction Non Fiction  November 30, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Casey Plett On Community and Being Open To Strangers

    By The Maris Review  November 30, 2023
    Literary History

    Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

    By Nick Ripatrazone  November 29, 2023
    Symbolism

    Year of the Rabbit: Why We’re Seeing So Many Bunnies on Books

    By Celia Mattison  November 29, 2023
    Retrospective

    Beyond Poor Things: An Ode to Alasdair Gray’s Lesser-Known, Equally Deserving Books

    By Mazin Saleem  November 29, 2023
    The Hub

    Booker judge admits it’s nearly impossible to read ALL the books.

    By Jonny Diamond  November 28, 2023
    New Books Tuesdays

    A Crime-Solving Maid! A History of The OC! 15 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  November 28, 2023
    Literary History

    When Publishing F. Scott Fitzgerald is the Family Business

    By Charles Scribner III  November 28, 2023
    On Poetry

    Dara Barrois/Dixon on the Lived Poetry of the Late James Tate

    By Peter Mishler  November 28, 2023
    Mexican Literature

    Gabriel García Márquez on the Magic of Juan Rulfo

    By Gabriel García Márquez  November 27, 2023
    Writing Women

    Writing “Women of a Certain Age.” A Roundtable on Crafting Older Female Characters in Fiction

    By Lisa Gornick  November 27, 2023
    Language

    (Don’t) Watch Your Tongue: Why Swearing Is Fun

    By Rebecca Roache  November 27, 2023
    Children's Literature

    Do You Believe in Magic? On The Timeless Charm of Children’s Books

    By Jane Mount  November 27, 2023
    2023 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction

    “The Status Quo is Not an Option…” John Vaillant on Our Climate Future

    By Alex Clark  November 22, 2023
    The Maris Review

    K-Ming Chang On Pushing Every Sentence To Its Furthest Point

    By The Maris Review  November 22, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Dr. Jessica Kirzane on Translating Yiddish Literature

    By History of Literature  November 22, 2023
    Palestinian Literature

    Where is Mosab Abu Toha? A Poem from Gaza in 22 Languages

    By Mosab Abu Toha  November 21, 2023
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